Author: Joseph Wapner

Quotes

When I was on the bench, I used to have a yellow pad, and I put on the pad at the beginning of the day, 'patience' and 'restraint.'

When I was on the bench, I used to have a yellow pad, and I put on the pad at the beginning of the day, 'patience' and 'restraint.'

- Joseph Wapner

A judge is not a god or a king. He has the last word most of the time, but sometimes, one makes mistakes.

A judge is not a god or a king. He has the last word most of the time, but sometimes, one makes mistakes.

- Joseph Wapner

Judges should decide legal disputes. Judges should not make law.

Judges should decide legal disputes. Judges should not make law.

- Joseph Wapner

I'm trying to demystify the whole process. Make it simple, make it palatable. I want people to have respect for the law, and I want to educate people on the basics of the law.

I'm trying to demystify the whole process. Make it simple, make it palatable. I want people to have respect for the law, and I want to educate people on the basics of the law.

- Joseph Wapner

I realized that a great deal of life is exactly and precisely about being able to feel pain: my own and other people's.

I realized that a great deal of life is exactly and precisely about being able to feel pain: my own and other people's.

- Joseph Wapner

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