It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences...our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.

I've spent my whole life learning how to do things that were hard for me.

I'm a common law judge. I believe in deciding every case on its facts, not on a legal philosophy. And I believe in deciding each case in the most limited way possible, because common law judges have a firm belief that the best development of the law is the one that lets society show you the next step, and that next step is in the new facts that each case presents.

For as long as I can remember, I have been inspired by the achievement of our founding fathers. They set forth principles that have endured for than more two centuries. Those principles are as meaningful and relevant in each generation as the generation before. It would be a profound privilege for me to play a role in applying those principles to the questions and controversies we face today.

I am a New Yorker, and 7:00 A.M. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it.

I barely saw my mother, and the mom I saw was often angry and unhappy. The mother I grew up with is not the mother I know now. It's not the mother she became after my father died, and that's been the greatest prize of my life.