I have tried to make sure I knew the law and what the most recent changes were, and I've applied the law to the facts. I have not lost sleep over the decisions I have made.
By definition, half the people leaving the courtroom are unhappy. Any good judge can make more than half the people unhappy. The job is not to make p… - Steven Pacey
By definition, half the people leaving the courtroom are unhappy. Any good judge can make more than half the people unhappy. The job is not to make p…
- Steven Pacey
Being a judge is sometimes like raising children: litigants get the time they need, not necessarily the time they want, and you have to earn people's… - Steven Pacey
Being a judge is sometimes like raising children: litigants get the time they need, not necessarily the time they want, and you have to earn people's…
You have to be patient. Litigants are emotionally involved - they're suing or being sued, or they've been in an accident or they're charged (with a c… - Steven Pacey
You have to be patient. Litigants are emotionally involved - they're suing or being sued, or they've been in an accident or they're charged (with a c…
One of the more difficult things about being a judge is as you're listening to the evidence, you have to be formulating how you're going to explain y… - Steven Pacey
One of the more difficult things about being a judge is as you're listening to the evidence, you have to be formulating how you're going to explain y…
I have told somebody in court that 'I understand yours is the most important case in the world, and I'm trying to treat it as the most important case… - Steven Pacey
I have told somebody in court that 'I understand yours is the most important case in the world, and I'm trying to treat it as the most important case…
You really don't want to go to court and have the judge decide based on whether or not they're your friend, because you don't want to be thinking tha… - Steven Pacey
You really don't want to go to court and have the judge decide based on whether or not they're your friend, because you don't want to be thinking tha…
I will miss the contact with the people - the privilege of trying to communicate to people every day that the court system is going to work for them … - Steven Pacey
I will miss the contact with the people - the privilege of trying to communicate to people every day that the court system is going to work for them …
As you get older, you tend to be a little less patient with people - people who are not prepared, people who have unrealistic expectations, people wh… - Steven Pacey
As you get older, you tend to be a little less patient with people - people who are not prepared, people who have unrealistic expectations, people wh…
I have tried to make sure I knew the law and what the most recent changes were, and I've applied the law to the facts. I have not lost sleep over the… - Steven Pacey
I have tried to make sure I knew the law and what the most recent changes were, and I've applied the law to the facts. I have not lost sleep over the…
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