The Simple Truth

Small mistakes tend to lead to large ones. Ours is a lifetime appoinment, and all you have is your reputation. Once it's gone, it doesn't comeback.

Depending on the situation, sometimes you can know a person better in ten minutes than someone you have crossed paths with all your life.

The real worth of a person came from how he acted during the bad times. (John Fiske)

Confidence is one thing, disrespect is quite another. (Justice Elizabeth Knight)

Public opinion is driven by perception rather than by fact, particularly in this town. If a newspaper

Her hand moved higher, tracing his

In the legal arena, she could go anywhere. The trouble

surprised about it. The case presents no unsettled question of law that requires our intervention. Need I say more?” He threw up his hands. “In your opinion?” A tinge of red eased across Ramsey’s face. “In the published opinions of this Court over the last fifty years. All I ask is that you accord the Court’s precedents the respect they deserve.” “You’ll find no one who holds this institution in higher regard than I do.” “Very happy to hear that.” “And I’ll be delighted to entertain your thoughts further on the Chance case after we hear oral argument.” Ramsey looked at her dully. “It will be a very short discussion, considering that it doesn’t take long to say yes or no. Bluntly speaking, at the end of the day, I’ll have at least five votes and you won’t.” “Well, I convinced three other justices to vote to hear the case.” Ramsey looked as though he might laugh. “You’ll quickly learn that the difference between votes