Top 9 Judiciary Quotes - Quoted Daily

The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, selfappointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition

The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, selfappointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.

James Madison

Government, Hands, Independent Judiciary

The Federalist no. 47 (1788)

The proper role of the judiciary is one of interpreting and applying the law, not making it.

Sandra Day O'Connor

Law, Roles, Judiciary

New York Times, February 23, 1984.

Slavery tolerates no freedom of the press, no freedom of speech, no freedom of opinion.

Hinton Rowan Helper

Independent Judiciary, Freedom Of Speech, Slavery

Hinton Rowan Helper (1860). “The impending crisis of the South: how to meet it”, p.436

The Constitution is what the judges say it is.

Charles Evans Hughes

Judging, Constitution, Judiciary

Speech, Elmira, N.Y., 3 May 1907

The Constitution is what the judges say it is, every time.

Fred Rodell

Judging, Constitution, Judiciary

Fred Rodell (1986). “55 Men, Story of Constitution”, p.222, Stackpole Books

The judiciary in Burma is not independent. It's widely known, everybody knows that.

Aung San Suu Kyi

Independent, Burma, Judiciary

You can have an elected parliament that makes laws, but if the judiciary is appointed by the Supreme Leader - who is a representative of God - then you're kind of at an impasse.

Azadeh Moaveni

Leader, Kind, Judiciary

"Lipstick Jihad: An Interview With Azadeh Moaveni". Interview with Michal Lumsden, www.motherjones.com. March 9, 2005.