Judges wear legal professionalism and precedent as a mantel that secures legitimacy for their decisions. It's how they distinguish themselves from politicians or administrative agencies, while wielding power that is sometimes much greater than those democratically accountable actors.
Copy QuoteI busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.
Copy Quote View & ShareOne of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be able to think the same again - that being a lawyer is something that's part of who I am as an individual now.
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