Blaise Pascal Quotes

No man must be Judge who propounds unto himself any hope of profit, or glory, from the victory of either party.

May I never sit on a tribunal where my friends shall not find more favor from me than strangers.

I do not decide cases based on personal or policy preferences.

Finally, a good prosecutor knows that her job is to enforce the law without fear or favor. Likewise, a Supreme Court Justice must interpret the laws without fear or favor.

… without animus or partiality.

A judge who likes every opinion he reaches is a bad judge.

I am not a pro-plaintiff or pro-defendant judge.

No man can be judge to his own cause.

And seeing every man is presumed to do all things in order to his own benefit, no man is a fit Arbitrator in his own cause

A judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case. The judge's only obligation - and it's a solemn obligation - is to the rule of law.

Anybody who doesn't think I want the Lakers to win is a fool. But I'm no homer.

No one is a good judge in his own cause.

Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore always represented as blind.

I will not vote for - and no senator should vote for - anyone who will not render justice impartially.

Good judges do not side with anyone. They rule impartially and blindly based upon the law.

Keeping politics out of the courtroom is a goal every state aspires to achieve.

I know some people believe impartiality is key, and it's necessary in some situations, but in others - if something is so fundamentally wrong, why do we have to make out we're impartial?

Impartiality is not neutrality. It is partiality for justice.

No one should be judge in his own case.

The law is agnostic about truth.

Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy.

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

I think by laying it out for the viewer I'm avoiding the issue of bias.

I'm a great believer in the idea of not choosing based on our taste.

I'll leave it to others to try to determine whether or not that was unfair or not. I'm not the nominee.