The construction of a courthouse is a long-term investment in a building where important public business is done. But that does not justify extravagant expenditures. Courthouses should be dignified, durable, and functional. They should not be grandiose, monumental, and luxurious.

My job is to follow the law, not to make up the law that has been promulgated by the people or the people's representatives.

The Supreme Court has in place a legal structure which protects abortion rights in this country, and something has got to be done to change that before we can put in place truly meaningful protection for the unborn.

I love being a judge, and I anticipate being a judge for the rest of my life.

Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going.

I just feel like a kid that has some money now, that can take care of my family... I think I'll always be a kid. I'm always messing around, always running around, always trying to have a good time.

My mother has a lot of sisters. They had very, very interesting conversations. Because I was a quiet child, I would sit in the room and listen to these stories. I think I developed a curiosity about the life of other people from that, and an interest in looking at what was lying beneath the layer of what people present in public.

My family is more a sports family, and I figure skated for a very long time, so movement and how I relate to movement is very integral to my process.