Sol Wachtler Quotes

#1. You can, if you wish, think of it like the universe: Each case is a sun, and all the judges, lawyers and administrative personnel represent planets revolving around the case in fixed orbit, never getting closer.

Sol Wachtler

#2. In the past, those who had ideas they wished to communicate to the public had the unquestioned right to disseminate those ideas in an open marketplace, called a mall, we should not abridge that right.

Sol Wachtler

#3. [It] would allow citizens to set their own standards for the permissible use of force.

Sol Wachtler

#4. We cannot lightly allow the perpetrator of a serious crime to go free simply because that person believed his actions were reasonable and necessary to prevent some perceived harm.

Sol Wachtler

#5. A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an unmarried woman.

Sol Wachtler

#6. A grand jury would 'indict a ham sandwich,' if that's what you wanted.

Sol Wachtler