We give Supreme Court justices this freedom because we expect them to remain above the pull of politics, to avoid the effects of public excitement an…

- Herb Kohl

I will vote my hopes and not my fears

- Herb Kohl

A nominee [to Supreme Court] must possess the competence, character and temperament to serve on the bench.

- Herb Kohl

As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball …

- Herb Kohl

The judicial branch has, in its finest hours, stood firmly on the side of individuals against those who would trample their rights.

- Herb Kohl

Even as we pour hundreds of billions of dollars into our efforts in the Middle East, there is much that needs to be done to win the war of ideas in t…

- Herb Kohl

As the guardian of our rights, the Supreme Court makes decisions every year which either protect the individual or leave him at the mercy of more pow…

- Herb Kohl

Through its interpretation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court hugely shapes the fabric of our society for us and for future generations.

- Herb Kohl

Judicial excellence requires an understanding that the law is more than an intellectual game and more than a mental exercise. He or she must recogniz…

- Herb Kohl