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I am able to put aside personal beliefs and follow the law, even when I strongly disagree with it.

I think that it is important for people to understand that whether a good-guy or a bad-guy wins a case is less important than what the law is that the case results in.

Fiscally, I'm very conservative... others say that I'm socially moderate. As a former judge, I listen to all the facts, and I make a decision as to what I believe is in the best interest of the state.

Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the death penalty and the arm trade laws, despite what the readers or letters may say.

I've become very fond of the law. I've always been an advocate for justice, which occasionally the law brings to light.

I am conservative by temperament. I disapprove of criminal activity. I am very solidly and markedly on the side of authority. The truth is I would rather err on the side of too much authority than too little.

I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality.

I'm a conservative, but with a focus on average people. For instance, I support Social Security and Medicare.

I'm basically a libertarian, and I'm a conservative on economic matters, and I'm a social liberal.

Of course, conservatives always claim to be against judicial activism.