“It's now up to the full Senate to move swiftly to confirm John Roberts so he can assume his duties and responsibilities as chief justice when the Supreme Court begins its new term in a matter of weeks. We call on the Senate to confirm John Roberts without delay.” MatterMovingTermJusticeResponsibilityWeekDutyCourtAssumingSupremeChiefsSenateSupreme CourtDelayChief Justice Author:Jay Sekulow
“Courts are the mere instruments of the law, and can will nothing. When they are said to exercise a discretion, it is a mere legal discretion, a discretion to be exercised in discerning the course prescribed by law; and, when that is discerned, it is the duty of the Court to follow it. Judicial power is never exericised for the purpose of giving effect to the will of the Judge; always for the purpose of giving effect to the will of the Legislature; or, in other words, to the will of the law.” GivingSaidLawPurposeCoursesEffectsJudgingDutyExerciseInstrumentsCourtMereLegislatureDiscretionJudicialDiscerningJudicial Power Author:John Marshall
“A military leader often faces a situation he has to deal with, but because it is his duty, no court can try him.” TryingFacesDealsSituationLeaderMilitaryDutyCourtMilitary Leader Author:Albert Kesselring
“It is important that Miers not be confirmed unless, in her 61st year, she suddenly and unexpectedly is found to have hitherto undisclosed interests and talents pertinent to the court's role. Otherwise the sound principle of substantial deference to a president's choice of judicial nominees will dissolve into a rationalization for senatorial abdication of the duty to hold presidents to some standards of seriousness that will prevent them from reducing the Supreme Court to a private plaything useful for fulfilling whims on behalf of friends.” YearsImportantChoicesFoundSoundPresidentInterestPrinciplesRolesTalentDutyStandardsCourtSupremeFulfillingSupreme CourtBehalfSeriousnessReducingJudicialWhimDeferencePertinentAbdication Author:George Will
“Universal empire is the prerogative of a writer. His concerns are with all mankind, and though he cannot command their obedience,he can assign them their duty. The Republic of Letters is more ancient than monarchy, and of far higher character in the world than the vassal court of Britain.” WorldCharacterMankindDutyHigherConcernLettersUniversalCourtAncientCommandObedienceBritainEmpiresRepublicMonarchyPrerogative Book:The American Crisis Source: The American Crisis
“Though this motion for a new trial is an application to the discretion of the Court, it must be remembered that the discretion to be exercised on such an occasion is not a wild but a sound discretion, and to be confined within those limits within which an honest man, competent to discharge the duties of his office, ought to confine himself. And that discretion will be best exercised by not deviating from the rules laid down by our predecessors; for the practice of the Court forms the law of the Court.” MenFormLawSoundPracticeHonestDutyOughtLimitsOfficeCourtTrialsOccasionsRememberedApplicationConfinedCompetentDiscretionHonest ManPredecessorsDischarge Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon
“It is not only the juror's right, but his duty to find the verdict according to his own best understanding, judgment and conscience, though in direct opposition to the instruction of the court.” WarUnderstandingDutyDrugJudgmentConscienceDirectCourtOppositionInstructionUsersJuryVerdictJurorsJury DutyNullificationJudge And Jury Author:John Adams
“No person shall be restrained of his liberty but by regular process from a court of justice, authorized by a general law. . . . On complaint of an unlawful imprisonment to any judge whatsoever, he shall have the prisoner immediately brought before him and shall discharge him if his imprisonment be unlawful. The officer in whose custody the prisoner is shall obey the order of the judge, and both judge and officer shall be responsible civilly and criminally for a failure of duty herein.” IfsPersonsLawOrderProcessJusticeLibertyJudgingDutyResponsibleCourtPrisonerOfficersComplaintsBeing ResponsibleImprisonmentDischargeCustodyUnlawful Author:Thomas Jefferson
“Now the man on duty used to be changed from time to time. Once one of these men, without giving me the slightest warning, without even asking me to leave the footpath, pushed and kicked me into the street. I was dismayed. Before I could question him as to his behaviour, Mr Coates, who happened to be passing the spot on horseback, hailed me and said: 'Gandhi, I have seen everything. I shall gladly be your witness in court if you proceed against the man. I am very sorry you have been so rudely assaulted.'” IfsMenGivingHas BeensSaidUsedHappenedStreetsChangedHe ManDutyAskingCourtSorryPassingPassingsUsed To BeSpotsWitnessWarningBehaviourHorsebackDismayedFootpaths Book:All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections Source: All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections
“The Tax Court is independent, and its neutrality is not clouded by prosecuting duties. Its procedures assure fair hearings. Its deliberations are evidenced by careful opinions. All guides to judgment available to judges are habitually consulted and respected. It has established a tradition of freedom from bias and pressures. It deals with a subject that is highly specialized and so complex as to be the despair of judges. It is relatively better staffed for its task than is the judiciary.” DealsOpinionSubjectsJudgingDutyTaxesDespairJudgmentFairsTraditionTasksPressureIndependentCourtComplexesCarefulAvailableHearingGuidesBiasProceduresNeutralityJudiciaryDeliberationCloudedProsecuting Author:Robert H. Jackson
“I'm convinced that our duty to provide advice and consent for justices of the Supreme Court is our most important constitutional responsibility.” ImportantJusticeResponsibilityAdviceDutyCourtConvincedSupremeConsentSupreme Court Author:Frank Lautenberg
“When I was sworn in as a judge of the court of appeals, I took an oath. I put my hand on the Bible and I swore that I would administer justice without respect to persons, that I would do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I would carry out my duties under the Constitution and the laws of the United States.” PersonsStatesHandsLawJusticePoorUnitedUnited StatesRichJudgingDutyEqualConstitutionCourtAppealsOath Author:Samuel Alito
“I think most people didn't want to do court duty.” PeopleThinkingWantDutyCourt Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“Woe to him whom this world charms from Gospel duty. Woe to him who seeks to pour oil upon the waters when God has brewed them into a gale. Woe to him who seeks to please rather than to appal. Woe to him whose good name is more to him than goodness. Woe to him who, in this world, courts not dishonor! Woe to him who would not be true, even though to be false were salvation. Yea, woe to him who, as the great Pilot Paul has it, while preaching to others is himself a castaway.” WorldNamesWaterThis WorldDutyPleaseGoodnessCourtSalvationOilBeing TrueCharmPilotsPreachingWoeGaleDishonorCastaway Book:Moby-Dick Source: Moby-Dick