It is the function of a judge not to make but to declare the law,
according to the golden read more

It is the function of a judge not to make but to declare the law,
according to the golden mete-wand of the law and not by the
crooked cord of discretion.

A justice with grave justices shall sit;
He praise their wisdom, they admire his wit.

A justice with grave justices shall sit;
He praise their wisdom, they admire his wit.

So wise, so grave, of so perplex'd a tongue,
And loud withal, that would not wag, not scarce
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So wise, so grave, of so perplex'd a tongue,
And loud withal, that would not wag, not scarce
Lie still without a fee.

The acme of judicial distinction means the ability to look a
lawyer straight in the eyes for two hours read more

The acme of judicial distinction means the ability to look a
lawyer straight in the eyes for two hours and not to hear a
damned word he says.

To offend and judge are distinct offices,
And of opposed natures.

To offend and judge are distinct offices,
And of opposed natures.

Half as sober as a judge.

Half as sober as a judge.

I've spent, I think, close to the last decade effortlessly and magically converting your tin cans into pure gold.

I've spent, I think, close to the last decade effortlessly and magically converting your tin cans into pure gold.

A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth.
[Lat., Male verum examinat omnis
Corruptus judex.]

A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth.
[Lat., Male verum examinat omnis
Corruptus judex.]

When you truly love someone you don't judge them by their past, you accept it and leave it there.

When you truly love someone you don't judge them by their past, you accept it and leave it there.