There is much to be said for having an experienced international jurist who is entirely unconnected with the allied invaders, on the tribunal.
Quotes about jurist (16 Quotes)
Sir William Blackstone, the great English jurist, writing in his Commentaries on the Laws of England in 1769, was most explicit in emphasizing the weakness of mans nature. As he observed '... if our reason were always, as in our first ancestor before hi.
Is he an agenda-driven ideologue who will impose his views on the American people or is he a mainstream, albeit conservative, mainstream jurist,
But what sin is to the moralist and crime to the jurist so to the scientific man is ignorance.
The appointment of a chief justice is the ultimate level of scrutiny. So it raises the stakes. Obviously, Roberts has many qualifications as a jurist, but the issues for this country are so intense when it comes to replacing the chief justice that it requires thorough hearings.
It is an outrage and an insult to the women of this country that George W. Bush has nominated such as jurist to be chief justice of the United States.
The inquiries of the jurist are in truth prosecuted much as inquiry in physic and physiology was prosecuted before observation had taken the place of assumption.
In the Reagan administration, in his earlier work, he seemed to try to out-conservative some of the conservatives on issues involving gender discrimination, environmental matters, and individual rights versus the government, ... What I'm interested in is to what extent do his views that he expressed in his late 20s and early 30s reflect his views as a jurist today.
Rehnquist was a jurist who truly understood the role of the court. He did not let personal opinions cloud his interpretation of the Constitution. His opinions were grounded in the idea that he is to interpret the law, not create it.
In the week since the poll ... we've seen almost every leading conservative opinion leader, jurist, come out against this nomination.
Our concern is everybody is a potential jurist, and it could inflame a potential juror.
Chief Justice Rehnquist's gentlemanly demeanor showed that it is indeed possible to disagree without being disagreeable, despite the deteriorating cordiality of American politics. Chief Justice Rehnquist's standard is one that we, as a nation, should follow. President Bush now has the formidable task of selecting a jurist who will live up to this standard. Rehnquist's replacement should be someone who will follow the will of the Framers' as set forth in the Constitution, and should not attempt to legislate from the bench.
Bush may make serious attempts at reforming the tax code and social security he's much less concerned with the risk of failure than previous presidents have been. The expected need to replace two or three Supreme Court justices, however, could so poison the water in Washington that very little will get done. (That is, unless he nominates Professor Tyson, who would be a model jurist).
Self-reliance can turn a salesman into a merchant a politician into a statesman an attorney into a jurist an unknown youth into a great leader. All are to be tomorrow's big leaders those who in solitude sit above the clang and dust of time, with the world's secret trembling on their lips.
It looks to me like they're the Democrats laying down, ... What they don't understand is this isn't a battle over political philosophy. It's a battle over what kind of judge. And the conservative kind of jurist is winning out.
Professor Barton H. Buzz ... He was a great jurist with sharp logic, a photographic memory, and a love of history. He leaves as his legacy not only scores of precedent-setting legal decisions but the modern conservative legal movement. He was the favorite of years of law clerks who always found him willing to take the time to offer personal advice. Those of us fortunate enough to get to know him outside the courtroom will miss him for his humor, friendship, warmth, and tennis game.