I accept the proposition that...“to judge is an exercise of power” and because...“there is no objective stance but only a series of perspectives – no neutrality, no escape from choice in judging,” I further accept that our experiences as women and people of color affect our decisions.

I do think there is a value in the services of judges for long periods of time.

Same way I have my entire life. Keep my family and friends close. My Latino friends close. I visit the island [Puerto Rico] as often as I humanly can.

Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value.

My job as a prosecutor is to do justice. And justice is served when a guilty man is convicted and an innocent man is not.

I had many reasons for writing memoir but among them was the hope that every Latino child and adult would find something familiar in it.

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.