Quotes about Attorney

If the events of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it's that the terrorists can attack us, but they can't take away what makes us American - our freedom, our liberty, our civil rights. No, only Attorney General John Ashcroft can do that. Votes: 6

I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in the past, it was certainly without knowledge that such an organization was subversive. I have always been essentially and foremost an American. Votes: 5

If you violate Nature's laws you are your own prosecuting attorney, judge, jury, and hangman. Votes: 4

Tom Cruise's attorney said he is going to sue anyone who claims he is gay. In a related story, Ricky Martin's attorney has been hospitalized for exhaustion. Votes: 4

The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth. Votes: 4

Especially in local elections, because hardly anybody pays attention to those - but it's really important who's mayor and who's on the city council, county commissioners, sheriffs, district attorney, and of course the school board. Votes: 4

Industrial hemp is a very useful plant. I challenged the attorney general to get rid of the criminal stigma associated with hemp so we can look at it in terms of how it might be useful. Votes: 4

My father and his brothers were all lawyers, so I think that the expectation was probably for me to grow up to be an attorney, but it never really fascinated me that much. I was more interested in building things. Votes: 4

Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed. Votes: 4

You get a lawyer whether you're in a military tribunal or whether you're in a federal court, number one. The attorney general decided that the court with the biggest - with the greatest venue, with the best jurisdiction was the New York court. That was the right decision to make. Votes: 4

Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account. Votes: 4

My father is a practicing criminal law attorney in the Seattle area. Votes: 3

[Possible Attorney General] that's a discussion I'd like to have with [Donald Trump]. Votes: 3

You're an Attorney. It's your duty to lie, conceal, and distort everything, and slander everybody. Votes: 3

There are only three ages for women in Hollywood-Babe, District Attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy. Votes: 3

So my attorneys brought litigation in the U.S. federal courts. The judge ruled in our favor. Votes: 3

There is no client as scary as an innocent man."J. Michael Haller, Criminal Defense Attorney, Los Angeles, 1962. Votes: 3

I was the United States Attorney for Maine for three years, and then was appointed a federal judge. Votes: 3

I agree with President Obama and Attorney General Holder that we need to reform our criminal sentencing laws. Votes: 3

In a democratic country, when a man is accused, he's accused from a document issued by the public attorney. Votes: 3

Protecting the rights of service members was an important part of my work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Votes: 3

I have always had an attorney on retainer, and now I believe I will have to put him to work. Votes: 3

I have huge respect for Preet Bharara, a great U.S. Attorney by any measure. But even great men can make mistakes. Votes: 3

Rudy Giuliani also be mentioned as a possible Attorney General. Is it fair to say that he would like to serve President Trump? Votes: 3

My wife and daughters work. My campaign manager in 2005 was a working mother. I appointed 5 women to my senior staff as Attorney General. Votes: 3

When you sign with a label, they do insist upon certain rights, and if you have a competent attorney, your rights will be protected. Votes: 3

As you may know, previously as Attorney General and now as Governor, I have supported legislation to close the gun show loophole in North Carolina. Votes: 3

As you may know, previously as Attorney General and now as Governor, I have supported legislation to close the gun show loophole in North Carolina. Votes: 3

The job of the Attorney General is very specific. My roll, as the legal adviser, is to defend the constitutionality of the laws as they're passed. Votes: 3

The political status legislation which emerged in Congress in 1990 and 1991 did not receive the support needed for enactment into law during my tenure as Attorney General. Votes: 3

Yesterday, Attorney General John Ashcroft had surgery to remove his gall bladder. Doctors say the surgery was difficult because Ashcroft refused to take his clothes off. Votes: 3

When states like Alabama and Arizona passed some of the harshest immigration laws in history, my Attorney General took them on in court and we won. Votes: 3

Isn't it nice of the IRS to tell the media where to ambush me before they tell me that the U.S. Attorney is suing me? Votes: 3

Senator Jeff Sessions is reportedly on the [Donald] Trump shortlist to be either the next Secretary of Defense or the next Attorney General of the United States. Votes: 3

Over and over again did the Attorney-General cry out aloud, in the agony of his cause, 'What is to become of painting if the critics withhold their lash? Votes: 3

Unfortunately, from what I can see from my vantage point as the U.S. Attorney here, illegal insider trading is rampant and may even be on the rise. Votes: 3

We are engaged in immediate conversations with the White House on deliberations over a successor whom we hope will continue in the general direction of Attorney General Holder. Votes: 3

The power granted the Attorney General to intervene in all equal-protection-of-the-law cases is extremely broad and dangerous. Choices made by the Attorney General could follow a political and selected pattern. Votes: 3

President Bush delivered his first State of the Union address, riding high on an 82-percent approval rating, and with Attorney General John Ashcroft dispatching agents to interview the other 18 percent. Votes: 3

Even the former Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder has come out to say that he believed that [Edward] Snowden performed a public service, and I couldn't agree more. Votes: 3

Attorney General John Ashcroft said there is a new credible terrorist threat. He said everything is under control; not to panic. And then he went back to his harmonically sealed bunker. Votes: 3

On Capitol Hill, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales raised his right hand, swore to tell the truth, and then everybody had a good laugh and went back to what they were doing. Votes: 3

As for monkeys, I would have five, and they would be named: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, Do Pretty Much Whatever The Hell You Want, and Expensive Attorney. Votes: 3

The Attorney General made another astonishing claim, that there were Pakistani terrorists possibly coming on these boats from Haiti. No one has ever seen a Pakistani coming on a boat from Haiti yet. Votes: 3

I was raised in a Bronx public housing project, but studied at two of the nation's finest universities. I did work as an assistant district attorney, prosecuting violent crimes that devastate our communities. Votes: 3

In other words, under Attorney General John Ashcroft, the FBI, the INS and the Department of Justice are so out of control that they have actually begun to enforce U.S. immigration laws. Votes: 3

One of the people that wrote a forward to my book is Gerry Spence, whom I admire. Gerry is a friend of mine, and Gerry's perhaps the leading criminal defense attorney in the country. Votes: 3

I will lead you to the City Hall, clean out the police force, hang the Prosecuting Attorney, burn every book that has a particle of law in it, then enact new laws for the workingmen. Votes: 3

A lot of people are now criticizing Attorney General John Ashcroft for his policy on detaining what he considers suspicious people. I think he's going a little overboard. Today, he arrested the entire band Foreigner. Votes: 3

There has to be some limit to what lawyers can take from their clients. Otherwise, cagey attorneys end up with the lion's share of the settlement and the victims end up with little more than scraps. Votes: 3

Mr. Gonzales' failure to respond to questions legitimately posed to him by the Senate raises grave doubts in my mind as to his fitness to serve the people of the United States as their Attorney General. Votes: 3

I can guarantee that not because I give Attorney General [Loretta] Lynch a directive. That is institutionally how we have always operated. I do not talk to the attorney general about pending investigations [On Hillary Clinton]. Votes: 3

Attorney General Eric Holder, who announced his resignation on Thursday, leaves a dismal legacy at the Justice Department, but one of his legal innovations was especially pernicious: the demonizing of state attempts to ensure honest elections. Votes: 3

I was raised - professionally - in the Public Integrity Section. I started in 1976, stayed there for 12 years. It was formed after Watergate by then-head of the Criminal Division Dick Thornburgh, who ultimately became Attorney General. Votes: 3

Attorney General John Ashcroft bid farewell to the Justice Department with a goodbye address. The voluntary resignation came as a bit of a disappointment to the attorney general, who had hoped to be raptured out of office. Votes: 3

It is Hillary's [Clinton] star power that radiates to every corner of the ballroom. New York bigwigs, such as financial-media impresario Michael Bloomberg, attorney and labor mediator Theodore Kheel, and District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, crane to see her. Votes: 3

I respect everything the District Attorney and Sheriff's Office did to thoroughly investigate this tragic accident. While the process was long and emotionally difficult, it allowed for all the facts of the accident to be identified and known. Votes: 3

There is one instance that we cite in the report where in one of the conversations a member of organized crime is talking to another member of organized crime and he suggests that Attorney General Kennedy should be murdered. Votes: 3

I guess the next Attorney General is going to have to figure that out. I don't know if that will be me or not, but the next Attorney General would have to figure that out [ if Hillary Clinton has violated the law]. Votes: 3

I fully support Attorney General Cuccinelli and his efforts in challenging the constitutionality of the individual mandate provision in the health care legislation, and I look forward to working to repeal and defund the government takeover of health care in the 112th Congress. Votes: 3

I spoke bluntly about what I had seen in a little over a year as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. To the apparent surprise of many in the room, I observed publicly that insider trading appeared to be rampant. Votes: 3

The Secretary of Labor is in charge of finding you a job, the Secretary of the Treasury is in charge of taking half the money you make away from you, and the Attorney General is in charge of suing you for the other half. Votes: 3

No charges have been filed by the L.A. district attorney's office, and for that I am appreciative. I have said it before, but we all make mistakes, and the day will come soon enough where you no longer read of mine in the tabloids. Votes: 3

[Attorney General] would have to be something where I felt he really needed me and not that I'd be the only one that could do it, but maybe that I could do it a little bit different or a little bit better than somebody else. Votes: 3

I explained to the president that I've been pleased with my conversations with the Attorney General and Civil Rights Division regarding their helpful understanding that they aren't taking over this investigation, but are conducting a parallel review of the events that led to Michael Brown's death. Votes: 3

I retire to make way for an abler man. In my four years as attorney general I have aged about ten years, but when I have get back to the practice of law, I hope to show those lawyers that I still have some vitality left. Votes: 3

Attorney General John Ashcroft has been hospitalized. I believe he is suffering from homophobia. No, actually, it was just gallstones, but when they gave him the hospital gown that opens in the back, he refused to wear it, he thought it was a gay wedding dress. Votes: 3

As a former District Attorney and Attorney General, I know the urgency of providing safe homes, schools and neighborhoods for all. This remarkable tour-de-force is a powerful study of one promising solution: a data-rich, eminently readable demonstration of why we should treat gun violence as an American epidemic. Votes: 3

I always received much more satisfaction as a defense attorney in obtaining an acquittal for a client than I ever have as a D.A. in obtaining a conviction. All my interests and sympathies tend to be on the side of the individual as opposed to the state. Votes: 3

Do we want an Attorney General who will play politics with the law, play politics with the court and just play politics with international conventions designed to protect our troops? I do not want to play that kind of politics. I am going to vote against Alberto Gonzales. Votes: 3

Attorney General John Ashcroft is in intensive care. He's suffering from a severe case of pancreatitis, which they can't really figure out because he's not really a drinker. They think he might have picked up some type of infection while wiping his ass with the Bill of Rights. Votes: 3

The attorney general would call at 5 o'clock in the evening and say: 'Tomorrow morning we are going to try to integrate the University of Mississippi. Get us a memo on what we're likely to do, and what we can do if the governor sends the National Guard there.' Votes: 3

I finally gave up my little law practice and stayed home for about three years. You have to do what you can to keep the family going. But I wanted to get back to work. So I got another babysitter and went to work as an Assistant Attorney General. Votes: 3

Most of the time when I receive a script, it says something like 'Rosenberg is the fat, slovenly Mayor, who doesn't want the kids to use the Skateboard Park', or 'Stein is a pompous, rotund attorney, imposing to all.' It would be so freeing to get a script where my character is simply described as 'A Man. Votes: 3

The attorney general should be enforcing the law, not policy. Votes: 1

You can't be a practicing attorney without being very disciplined and detail-oriented and having good time management. Votes: 1

You don't lie to your own doctor. You don't lie to your own attorney, and you don't lie to your employees. Votes: 1

After Huguette Clark died in 2011 at age 104, 19 relatives challenged her will, claiming she was mentally ill and had been defrauded by her nurse, attorney and accountant. Votes: 1

As attorney general, I can either look into it or I can ignore it because they're a bunch of powerful legislators... and I'm afraid they're going to cut my budget. Votes: 1

As attorney general, I've had some connection with just about every important public issue in the last eight years in Kentucky. All of the important public issues of the day have, at some point. Votes: 1

Claire Hodgson, born Clara Mae Merritt, was the daughter of a prominent Georgia attorney who had once represented Ty Cobb. She was still a teenager when she married Frank Hodgson, a gentleman caller nearly twice her age. Votes: 1

Ninety-five percent of the work in the attorney general's office is civil litigation and regulatory work, and I think I certainly have a lot more experience in that than most of the folks who have served in the office. Votes: 1

If you're a prosecutor, and you believe the defendant is guilty, you only talk about ultimate truth, but not intermediate truth. If you're the defense attorney, you care deeply about intermediate truth, but you tend to neglect ultimate truth. Votes: 1

So my own suspicion is that the attorney has stopped this prosecution because part of her defence was to question legality and that would have brought his advice into the public domain again and there was something fishy about the way in which he said war was legal. Votes: 1

Every state in America has an end of life directive or durable power of attorney provision. For the peace of mind of your children and your spouse as well as the comfort of knowing the government won't make these decisions, it's a very popular thing. Just not everybody's aware of it. Votes: 1

The resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder is met with both pride and disappointment by the Civil Rights community. We are proud that he has been the best Attorney General on Civil Rights in U.S. history and disappointed because he leaves at a critical time when we need his continued diligence most. Votes: 1

As an attorney, I could be rather flamboyant in court. I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man's court, but as if everyone else - white and black - was a guest in my court. When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language. Votes: 1

It is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden would make a great United States Senator - just as I believe he has been a great Attorney General. But Beau has made it clear from the moment he entered public life, that any office he sought, he would earn on his own. Votes: 1

My dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years. And when he opened his campaign headquarters back in the early '70s, when I was 5 years old, my mother wanted me to play the national anthem. And they got an upright piano on the back of a flatbed truck and I played it. Votes: 1

I sit here as the first African-American attorney general, serving the first African-American President of the United States. And that has to show that we have made a great deal of progress. But there's still more we have to travel along this road so we get to the place that is consistent with our founding ideals. Votes: 1

Never give power of attorney. Votes: 0

Sometimes I think everyone's an attorney. Votes: 0

Somebody needs to kill my trial attorney. Votes: 0

All's fair if you have a really good attorney. Votes: 0

The attorney general will not cast aspersions on my asparagus. Votes: 0

I'm a civil rights attorney. I'm a victim rights attorney. Votes: 0

I'm not an attorney or a person who does intellectual property . Votes: 0

So I fell in love with a rich attorney's Elderly ugly daughter. Votes: 0

Well, my dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years. Votes: 0

Salazar's record is one of weakness; he hasn't been a good attorney general. Votes: 0

There ambush here relentless ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney prowls for prey. Votes: 0

The sharp employ the sharp; verily, a man may be known by his attorney. Votes: 0

Any attorney general who is not an activist is not doing his or her job. Votes: 0

All I want to do is be the best attorney general that I can be. Votes: 0

John [Mulaney] likes to say I'm like a district attorney with absolutely no jurisdiction whatsoever. Votes: 0

The attorney general doesn't favor one method or the other, he favors the death penalty. Votes: 0

My limo driver's white, my attorney black... 'Show me some love' like I'm Bernie Mac. Votes: 0

I am the attorney general of the United States, but I am also a black man. Votes: 0

If you want to call me an activist attorney general, I will proudly accept that label, Votes: 0

If you want to call me an activist attorney general, I will proudly accept that label. Votes: 0

The ego is a palpable body part in an attorney, perhaps the most prominent body part. Votes: 0

I am the attorney general of the United States. But I am also a black man, Votes: 0

It is better to have loved and lost, but only if you have a good attorney. Votes: 0

You cant be a practicing attorney without being very disciplined and detail-oriented and having good time management. Votes: 0

I don't want somebody as attorney general who thinks he has to rubberstamp whatever the president says. Votes: 0

I was attorney general; my name is Meese. I say, go to college. Don't carry a piece. Votes: 0

My attorney general will restore the integrity of the Department of Justice, which has been severely questioned. Votes: 0

Hey, I'm a former union president myself and also an attorney that represented a lot of unions. Votes: 0

Politics is still the No. 1 sport in town and the scoreboard shows the U.S. attorney's office leading. Votes: 0

I was a prosecutor in Brooklyn in the homicide division and then as a senior assistant district attorney. Votes: 0

There's only so much you can do with an attorney on a show that's about New York policemen. Votes: 0

I think when you play a role, you always have to be a defense attorney for that character. Votes: 0

My dad is an attorney. I've always been interested in it. My sons are probably going to law school. Votes: 0

I will appoint an attorney general who will reform the Department of Justice like it was necessary after Watergate. Votes: 0

And then for the first time in history a Cook County state's attorney was reelected for a third time. Votes: 0

Whom she will be my next wife, will marry my attorney on paper and marry me on the bed. Votes: 0

Whom she will be my next wife, will marry my attorney on paper and marry me on the bed. Votes: 0

Here I am a woman attorney being told I can't practice law in slacks by a judge dressed in drag. Votes: 0

If I raised my hand to wipe the hair out of my children's eyes, they'd flinch and call their attorney. Votes: 0

I do not care to speak ill of a man behind his back, but I believe he is an attorney. Votes: 0

I was assigned to do a job by the attorney general, and that was to find out whether crimes were committed. Votes: 0

Bluntly put, there's no chance that your doctor, dentist, or attorney is a high-school dropout. Your stockbroker, however, just might be. Votes: 0

If I am going to pick and choose the laws I defend, I wouldn't be doing my duty as attorney general. Votes: 0

I've never played an attorney, and I'd like to do so on a show like 'The Practice' or 'Law & Order.' Votes: 0

I have lived the American dream. Even my worst days as attorney general have been better than my father's best days. Votes: 0

The United States attorney in South Carolina was a Barack Obama appointee. Politically, he is to the left of Mao Zedong. Votes: 0

I wanted to be a district attorney and solve hidden problems or maybe even be a leper-colony missionary and save people. Votes: 0

Running for attorney general troubled me. Because I was worried I would simply become just a figurehead and that's not me. Votes: 0

You know, as attorney general, there's no issue more important than making sure you are safe, that your families are safe. Votes: 0

Hocus was an old cunning attorney. The words of consecration, "Hoc est corpus," were travestied into a nickname for jugglery, as "Hocus-pocus." Votes: 0

If I were attorney general in Kansas in 1953, I would not have defended a Kansas statute that put in place separate-but-equal facilities. Votes: 0

I was an assistant U.S. attorney. I was the associate attorney general of the United States, third-ranking official under Ronald Reagan. Votes: 0

What woman would not appreciate a God who becomes her attorney, assumes her case, requires no fee, and wins her the victory? Votes: 0

When you have an attorney giving you advice, it would be nice to know what their financial relationship is to the advice. Votes: 0

As the United States attorney in Manhattan, I have come to worry about few things as much as the gathering cyber threat. Votes: 0

I have an attorney. I'm looking to be rich like Harrison [Ford]. I'm trying to have planes and do all that stuff. Votes: 0

I think that whoever is the attorney general, you don't want them to be as a yes person for any particular constituency. Votes: 0

I liked comedy, but didn't know it was something you could do for a living. I actually wanted to be an attorney. Votes: 0

As for his name, well, what attorney wouldn't want to be able put a Judge in a crate every now and then? Votes: 0

As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering. Votes: 0

Chief Justice Roberts is somebody I work with, somebody I admire, Justice Alito someone I knew when he was U.S. attorney, also admire. Votes: 0

I was approached by friends who encouraged me to run for an open seat - attorney general of Michigan. It was a big risk. Votes: 0

I am resolved that I will not through humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth. Votes: 0

[Donald Trump] will appoint an attorney general, who will send very clear messages about how law enforcement is to be pursued in this country. Votes: 0

Maybe when I'm done being an attorney general I'll go out and do something that will really benefit people's lives and become a USANA distributor. Votes: 0

My father was one of 11. He was an attorney. My mother worked for the Syracuse newspaper as a columnist before she became a stay-at-home mother. Votes: 0

The economy is governed through cartel agreements and monopoly. The attorney general is the one who's controlling funds. There is no free business in Georgia. Votes: 0

I was appointed United States attorney on September 10, 2001. And I spent the next seven years of my career fighting terrorism and putting terrorists in jail. Votes: 0

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know deserves it, but I am afraid he is an attorney. Votes: 0

How about this John Edwards thing? Imagine that, a personal injury attorney who turns out to be a sleaze ball. Who could have seen that coming? Votes: 0

I will only vote to confirm a nominee for attorney general who is truly independent and who will guarantee reforms that restore and uphold the Constitution. Votes: 0

Jesus! Did I SAY that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me? I glanced over at my attorney, but he seemed oblivious... Votes: 0

I have known Johnnie Cochran for many years as an attorney and personal friend, but he has already expressed publicly that he is not on this case. Votes: 0

Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence and accountability. Votes: 0

I don't want to call it audacity, it's too good a term, to appoint Jefferson Beauregard Sessions as attorney general should damn well be respectful of John Lewis. Votes: 0

The Manhattan district attorney has closed the well-publicized investigation of the handling of the $300 million fortune of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark - without charging anyone with a crime. Votes: 0

Well, there is an attorney-client privilege here that needs to be respected, and it's a privilege that has been found to be worthy of protection by our courts. Votes: 0

When I was in college, I thought about becoming an attorney. But I wasn't smart enough; I hate being cooped up indoors; and I'm too nice a guy. Votes: 0

On March 12, 2004, acting attorney general James B. Comey and the Justice Department's top leadership reached the brink of resignation over electronic surveillance orders that they believed to be illegal. Votes: 0

I know that Duke made a number of demands, including that the attorney general drop its investigation. We have no intention of asking the attorney general to do that. Votes: 0

There are a whole variety of reasons I want to be attorney general, a whole variety of things that I do as attorney general that go beyond national security. Votes: 0

We also quoted Robert Luskin, Rove's attorney, acknowledging that Rove did speak to Cooper late on the week prior to the article coming out, which would have been July 10 or 11. Votes: 0

We provided complete protection to witnesses - right of attorney, right of record, right to cross-examine, and open hearing if they desired. Only Mr. Lane asked for an open hearing. Votes: 0

I have said for a long time that I thought the president would be best served if the attorney general resigned so I think it's the right thing to do. Votes: 0

I have 40 pounds to lose. It is not the fault of the fast food people, and anyone who's trying to sue the fast food places needs a therapist, not an attorney. Votes: 0

Eric Holder, our attorney general, says the Mr. Snowden will be brought to justice. Just as soon as we can find someone who can track his calls and read his emails. Votes: 0

I couldn't do that as attorney general. Why? Because they are my clients. You can't say they're not doing what they ought to be doing when you are the attorney general. Votes: 0

I've argued in front of the Supreme Court of the United States. I've argued in almost every circuit. And I tried, as a personal lawyer and U.S. attorney, over 50 cases. Votes: 0

It was a privilege to serve as the assistant attorney general for civil rights, a role that allowed me to enforce the Civil Rights Act and help make its promise a reality. Votes: 0

I'm an attorney when I'm not writing comics, and have been for years. That's a side of my life I don't always associate with pure creativity, but it's all worked out nicely. Votes: 0

You can be a career professional as a judge, a prosecutor, sometimes as a defense attorney, and never insist on fairness and justice. That's tragic and that's what we have to change. Votes: 0

I noticed that this defense attorney is a very, very intelligent man, and he's very cool and he's very knowledgeable, and I think that personally I'd like to have an attorney like him. Votes: 0

We haven't seen a situation where you have the FBI director talk about an investigation side by side with the attorney general who confirms, yes, I accept the recommendation of the FBI director. Votes: 0

I didn't spend a lot of time with prison guards, but my father was an assistant district attorney for a long time so I was always hearing stories about prisoners and prison guards. Votes: 0

When...has a mugging case ever heard a defense attorney claim, 'Your Honor, the victim was dressed in an Armani suit and wearing a Rolex. Clearly he was begging to be assaulted.' Votes: 0

If you're filing bankruptcy, you will likely want to hire an attorney. But for debt settlement, a company is sufficient, or as I said, you can often do the legwork on your own. Votes: 0

I thought I was gonna be an attorney, so I went to Dartmouth and I was a government major and I minored in environmental policy, and I didn't do anything academically around the arts. Votes: 0

Recalling an old magistrate's words to a young attorney, The rain it raineth on the just And also on the unjust fella; But chiefly on the just, because The unjust steals the just's umbrella. Votes: 0

As attorney general, Ive had some connection with just about every important public issue in the last eight years in Kentucky. All of the important public issues of the day have, at some point. Votes: 0

I don't want to hear again from the attorney general or anyone on this floor that this government has shown it can be trusted to use the power we give it with restraint and care. Votes: 0

These are people - I'm for immigration - legal immigration. I've been an immigration attorney. But people who have come to our country and violated laws, we should not be providing full health care services. Votes: 0