The Supreme Court may seem distant and removed, but the way this august body interprets our laws through its Justices has an enormous impact on each of our lives. The men and women who serve on it represent different points of view. Through their collective decisions and behavior they can strengthen or denigrate this nation and its people.
When Justice John Paul Stevens announced his intention to resign after 34 years as a Jurist of the Supreme Court, a number of former clerks who served him described his integrity and his ability to learn and grow as a Jurist and as a person. These accounts spoke of a man humble enough to listen, eager to learn how the application of laws affect the lives of ordinary people, and a Jurist who viewed laws and courts as protectors of The Constitution and its citizens.
Would that the person who fills Justice Stevens Chair on the Supreme Court have these same qualities.
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