Sandra Day O'Connor Quotes About Judging

• Por lo visto, mucha gente ha olvidado que los redactores de nuestra Constitución se esforzaron mucho por crear un poder judicial independiente que no pudiera ser objeto de represalias por parte del poder ejecutivo ni del legislativo a causa de alguna decisión tomada por esos jueces.

  Sandra Day O'Connor

  Independiente, Juzgar, Gente

• The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy.

  Sandra Day O'Connor

  Judging, Democracy, Intimidation

  "My Exclusive Interview with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor". Interview with Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 29, 2009.

• La libertad de criticar a los jueces y otros funcionarios públicos es necesaria para una democracia vibrante. El problema surge cuando la sana crítica se sustituye por intimidaciones y sanciones más destructivas.

  Sandra Day O'Connor

  Juzgar, Sano, Democracia

  Entrevista con Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. 29 de mayo de 2009.

• I don't know how a judge can concentrate on being fair and impartial when he or she is faced with possible jail time for making a decision that others deem incorrect.

  Sandra Day O'Connor

  Jail Time, Judging, Decision

  "My Exclusive Interview with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor". Interview with Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 29, 2009.

• I do not believe it is the function of the judiciary to step in and change the law because the times have changed. I do well understand the difference between legislating and judging. As a judge, it is not my function to develop public policy.

  Sandra Day O'Connor

  Believe, Law, Times Have Changed

• What the framers of the Constitution tried to achieve when they wrote that Constitution back in the 1700s was an independent federal judiciary. They wanted federal judges to be appointed by the president, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and to serve for good behavior.

  Sandra Day O'Connor

  Independent, Judging, Advice

  Fuente: www.realclearpolitics.com

• My concerns through the years increased about the concerns of an independent judiciary and how we maintain it. Certainly in the states. I'm a product of state government in my own state of Arizona. And it seemed to me that the popular election of judges was creating major problems in many states, and we had improved the system in Arizona. And I thought the nation ought to at least rethink how we select our nation's trial judges in the states.

  Sandra Day O'Connor

  Independent, Creating, Government

  Fuente: www.realclearpolitics.com

• I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it's terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don't like.

  Sandra Day O'Connor

  Gente, Juzgar, Decisión

• When I went to law school, which after all was back in the dark ages, we never looked beyond our borders for precedents. As a state court judge, it never would have occurred to me to do so, and when I got to the Supreme Court, it was very much the same. We just didn't do it.

  Sandra Day O'Connor

  School, Dark, Court Judges

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