I’m trying to demystify the whole process. Make it simple, make it palatable. I want people to have respect for the law, and I want to educate people on the basics of the law. Joseph Wapner Read Quote
People think I’m kind and considerate and that I listen and evaluate and give each party a chance to talk. The public’s perception of judges seems to be improving because of what I’m doing, and that makes me happy. Joseph Wapner Read Quote
I was the only Jew who’d ever been elected, and I don’t know when there’ll be another. Joseph Wapner Read Quote
Sometimes I don’t even deliberate. I just decide from the bench, it’s so obvious. The beautiful part is that I have carte blanche. Joseph Wapner Read Quote
A judge is not a god or a king. He has the last word most of the time, but sometimes, one makes mistakes. Joseph Wapner Read Quote
People say, ‘I’m only suing for the principle of the thing,’ and I reply that I can’t give you principle – only money. Joseph Wapner Read Quote
I realized that a great deal of life is exactly and precisely about being able to feel pain: my own and other people’s. Joseph Wapner Read Quote
