“Independence doesn't mean you decide the way you want.” — Stephen Breyer Quote

“Independence doesn't mean you decide the way you want.”

“Judges are appointed often through the political process.”

“Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts.”

“In 1995, Russia virtually gave Chechnya de facto statehood and independence even though, de jure, it didn't recognize Chechnya as an independent state. And I would like to emphasize strongly that Russia withdrew all of its troops, we moved the prosecutors, we moved all the police, dismantled all the courts, completely, 100 percent.”

“Independence of Judiciary means independence from Executive and Legislature, but not independence from accountability.”

“My parents were concerned that I would not get good schooling, so they put me up in my uncle's house in Dharwad, and I spent about six years there. So at a very young age, I was away from my parents. I developed an amount of independence and learned to stand on my own feet.”