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Good Judges Are Always Open To The Possibility Of Changing Their Minds Based On The Next Brief That They Read, Or The Next Argument That's Made By An Attorney Who's Appearing Before Them, Or A Comment That Is Made By A Colleague During The Conference On The Case When The Judges Privately Discuss The Case.

I Have Been A Judge For 15 Years And I've Made Up My Own Mind During All That Time.

I've Learned A Lot During My Years On The 3rd Circuit, Particularly, I Think, About The Way In Which A Judge Should Go About The Work Of Judging. I've Learned By Doing, By Sitting On All Of These Cases. And I Think I've Also Learned From The Examples Of Some Really Remarkable Colleagues.

When I Get A Case About Discrimination, I Have To Think About People In My Own Family Who Suffered Discrimination Because Of Their Ethnic Background Or Because Of Religion Or Because Of Gender. And I Do Take That Into Account.

Many People Have Been Positive Influences In My Life. My Parents, Whom I Mentioned, Were The Most Important, But Many Of My Teachers Were Also A Big Help To Me.