I don't stand by the understanding of that statement that I will ignore other facts or other experiences because I haven't had them. I do believe that life experiences are important to the process of judging - They help you to understand and listen - but that the law requires a result. And it would command you to the facts that are relevant to the disposition of the case.

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

Don't be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing.

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 have always been actively involved in my community, belonging to organizations that promote the interests of Latinos. But I also know that the issues we confront are the same issues, in many respects, as the larger community. So what we do helps not just us but everybody.

I was fifteen years old when I understood how it is that things break down: people can't imagine someone else's point of view.

A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.