Diane P. Wood

“I believe in precedents, I believe in following them. That is the essence of the rule of law.”

“You have to approach each case with an open mind.”

“I think it would be a mistake to say that one should never, ever, ever look at what another country has done.”

“I am not a person who is a doctrinaire person, who has an agenda that she is trying to advance.”

“The worst-case scenario is not the best way to do constitutional law.”

“It’s a very confining job in a very good way. You are not a free agent to do anything you want to do.”

“I don't have an overarching judicial philosophy that I can sum up in a sentence or two... I believe in looking at the law, looking at the facts, and trying to get the right answer.”