I do think the chief justice has a particular obligation to try to achieve consensus consistent with everyone's individual oath to uphold the Constitution, and that would certainly be a priority for me.

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and to say for ourselves what shall be true for the future

The president has realized ... that AIDS is an epidemic. That we do have an obligation,

When I worked in the Department of Justice, in the office of the solicitor general, it was my job to argue cases for the United States before the Supreme court. I always found it very moving to stand before the justices and say, 'I speak for my country.'

The fact that he fled this jurisdiction showed absolutely that he showed no remorse. Justice delayed is justice denied ... This man escaped for eight years ... They have all along dragged their feet and have dragged this on as long as they could.

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.