Attributions
It's been said. . .
One of my judicial contemporaries said that even if he could afford to live on a judicial salary, he couldn't afford to die on it. He retired to go back to academia.
Abner Mikva, who retired from the U.S. appeals court (to take a non-paying job as White House counsel) arguing for increased pay for federal judges
I may very well (appeal). The reason being, I think I'm right.
Champaign attorney John Gadau, after a circuit court dismissed his lawsuit aimed at retaining Chief Illiniwek at the University of Illinois
It's not something I attach any special importance to. I know there are a lot of people out there who think I've been here five or 10 years too long. But the reason I stay on is that I enjoy the job. It's a rare privilege to have this job, to have work this interesting and challenging at this stage in your life.
Justice John Paul Stevens, who at 87 years old and in his 31st year on the U.S. Supreme Court, is a few months from being the second-oldest justice ever and the 10th longest-serving justice