The first case I sat on... was Citizens United. Talk about being thrown in. Needless to say, if I was scared before, I was terrified.

I got a label because I was Hispanic and a woman and [therefore] I had to be liberal.

It is our responsibility to explain to the public how an often unpredictable system of justice is one that serves a productive, civilized, but always evolving, society.

When I call myself an affirmative action baby, I'm talking about the essence of what affirmative action was when it started.

Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.

You can't dream unless you know what the possibilities are.

People in some situations act worse than animals. You can't be a judge if you try to be a robot. Because then you're not going to be able to look at both sides, and hear both sides. At the same time, if you're being ruled by emotion, then you're not being fair and impartial.