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A Judge Can't Have Any Preferred Outcome In Any Particular Case. The Judge's Only Obligation - And It's A Solemn Obligation - Is To The Rule Of Law.

I Learned That Hard Work And Self-discipline Can Overcome Many Obstacles.

When I Was Growing Up, We Always Had A Big Family Dinner At Around Noon On Sunday. I Still Love That Whenever It Is Possible To Gather The Family Together.

In Southern Italy, Where My Grandparents Had Lived, There Were Few Opportunities. The Society Was Static, With Rigid Social Classes. Poor People, Like My Grandparents, Had Little Chance To Improve Their Lives, No Matter Their Talents Or Willingness To Work.

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.