My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.

My hope is that I will take the good from my experiences and extrapolate them further into areas with which I am unfamiliar. I simply do not know exactly what that difference will be in my judging. But I accept there will be some based on my gender and my Latina heritage.

Oh my God, I don't think you can say anyone looks forward to controversy.

A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.

Don't mistake politeness for lack of strength.

[On the desert:] The wind was a constant, and when you paid attention, it seemed like the earth's own breathing.

A role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, "Yes, someone like me can do this."