A judge is not a god or a king. He has the last word most of the time, but sometimes, one makes mistakes.
Judges should decide legal disputes. Judges should not make law.
People say, 'I'm only suing for the principle of the thing,' and I reply that I can't give you principle - only money.
When I was on the bench, I used to have a yellow pad, and I put on the pad at the beginning of the day, 'patience' and 'restraint.'
I'm not an actor; I'm a judge.
Sometimes I don't even deliberate. I just decide from the bench, it's so obvious. The beautiful part is that I have carte blanche.
People think I'm kind and considerate and that I listen and evaluate and give each party a chance to talk. The public's perception of judges seems to be improving because of what I'm doing, and that makes me happy.
I was the only Jew who'd ever been elected, and I don't know when there'll be another.
I'm trying to demystify the whole process. Make it simple, make it palatable. I want people to have respect for the law, and I want to educate people on the basics of the law.
I'm just an ordinary judge from California.
I realized that a great deal of life is exactly and precisely about being able to feel pain: my own and other people's.
When 'The People's Court' came along, I had an opportunity to really teach people about law. It was very important to me.
