I have spent my years since Princeton, while at law school and in my various professional jobs, not feeling completely a part of the worlds I inhabit. I am always looking over my shoulder wondering if I measure up.

I am a New Yorker, and 7:00 A.M. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it.

My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.

With my academic achievement in high school, I was accepted rather readily at Princeton and equally as fast at Yale, but my test scores were not comparable to that of my classmates. And that's been shown by statistics, there are reasons for that.

I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences.

I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights.