I have had to make a decision I may not agree with, but I am required to follow the letter of the law. It is not my job to think what is best... My responsibility is to decide what the law says and to decide to the law.

Charles T. Canady

Agree Am Best Decide Decision Follow Had I Am I May Not Job Law Letter Make May Required Responsibility Says Think

Related Quotes

I certainly would not vote against a particular judge already in office because of a decision in a case. You may not agree with a judge's decision, but the judge must act within the law.

— Charles T. Canady

ActAgainstAgree

My job is to follow the law, not to make up the law that has been promulgated by the people or the people's representatives.

— Charles T. Canady

BeenBy The PeopleFollow

My approach to deciding cases is I look at the law, I look at the facts, and I do my best to apply the law to the facts and make a decision based on the law and the facts.

— Charles T. Canady

ApplyApproachBased

I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong.

— Samuel Goldwyn

I may be no better, but at least I am different.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

AmBetterDifferent