My concern was whether I could do the job of a justice well enough to convince the nation that my appointment was the right move.
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The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternative methods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.Sandra Day OConnor
Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.
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The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member - male or female. They were all kind and welcoming.
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It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren.
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Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values.
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The framers of the Constitution were so clear in the federalist papers and elsewhere that they felt an independent judiciary was critical to the success of the nation.
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