Sometimes it is easy… to enhance your prestige by not exercising your responsibility, but that’s not been the tradition of the court.
Meaning of the quote
Sometimes it is tempting to make yourself look important by not doing your job. But that's not how the courts have worked in the past. Judges should be responsible and do their duty, not just try to look good.
About Anthony Kennedy
Anthony Kennedy was an American jurist who served as a Supreme Court justice from 1988 to 2018. He was considered the ‘swing vote’ on the Court and authored landmark decisions on issues like gay rights and campaign finance. After retiring, he became the oldest living former Supreme Court justice.
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