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- Nov 07, 2020
Chief Justice Quotes
On the bench, the bar, and lasting rulings.
These quotes examine how much real authority a chief justice actually holds among fellow justices, alongside personal memories of courtroom praise. It connects with our American quotes page on national institutions.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- American People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially.
- Battle
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Democrats' drive to defeat Neil Gorsuch is the latest battle in a 50-year war for control of the Supreme Court - a war that began with a conspiracy against Richard Nixon by Chief Justice Earl Warren, Justice Abe Fortas and Lyndon Johnson.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is a great thing about having young children, is that they don't really care whether you're the chief justice or whatever, and they do make sure that you have a good perspective on life and what's important.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
A chief justice's authority is really quite limited, and the dynamic among all the justices is going to affect whether he can accomplish much or not. There is this convention of referring to the Taney Court, the Marshall Court, the Fuller Court, but a chief justice has the same vote that everyone else has.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
If Chief Justice Warren and his associates had known God's word and had desired to do the Lord's will, I am quite confident that the 1954 decision would never have been made.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Soon after I returned to private practice, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger called me one day.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
She wanted us to feel we were above everyone in the town. She really did tell us that we were related to Chief Justice John Marshall, and that may have been true. I never did bother to find out.
- Irony
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- Nov 07, 2020