Famous Quotes & Sayings

I don't think an expensive solution is the answer. I think prosecutors belong in the courtroom, but supervisors and the district attorney belong in the community.

I don't want to badmouth the management or the company, but this change does put all of the pressure and accountability to prove the harm of the sale on the attorney general's shoulders. The original law forced a dialogue with the public on those responsible for any potential sale, and now they can essentially do whatever they want to do without any public encumbrances.

I have little doubt the old NYRA management would have never even brought their suspicions forward to the attorney general. The new NYRA management did so immediately.

if effective measures are not implemented to provide security for defense attorney who are clearly at risk.

If other attorney generals or tort lawyers follow the example of Rhode Island, it could ruin a whole industry.

I'd like the attorney general to step aside, do the right thing, support an independent investigation and let that move forward. Until we do that, we, as a community, will not have faith and confidence.

Byron Dorgan

I don't know whether Ken Lay is going to testify. What I do know is that his attorneys have told us that we should prepare for a hearing in which he will testify,

Samuel Alito

I do not question that the attorney general should have this immunity. But for tactical reasons, I would not raise the issue here.

We understand that the Louisiana attorney general is investigating all deaths that occurred at New Orleans hospitals and nursing homes after the hurricane, and we fully support and are cooperating with him.

Larry Sullivan

The fact that the federal government is looking into this matter is significant. However, I understand that the United States attorney for the District of Delaware was alerted to these problems a year ago and did virtually nothing, ... It is my hope that the real professionals from Washington direct the inquiry, because I am confident that they will do it in a fair manner.

Eric Holder

Kids who I grew up with, who I played ball with, basketball, baseball, and went to parties with - for whatever reason - they ended up in a fundamentally different place than I did. I'm the attorney general of the United States and they are ex-felons.

John Edwards has been an ASA since 1998 and most recently has been working in the Juvenile Justice Bureau. This is considered a very serious charge. He has been suspended and the case turned over to the Illinois attorney general's office.

Ben Bradlee

He couldn't really go to his superior, who was L. Patrick Gray, who was busy throwing documents into the Potomac River from the bridge. He couldn't go to the attorney general, who was on his way to jail himself.

Mark Jackson

There are some attorneys out there that I object to what they do. But I don't object to you guys. I hope you pursue it more.

Bob Woodward

He's happy. He has his attorney writing a book due out later this year. It was an easy secret to keep. In essence, it helped me in my work.

Kate Michelman

His public record makes him the wrong choice to be attorney general of the United States.

I think it's interesting that the media gets discovery materials before the defense attorney in this case.

It is 100 percent baseless and false. These provisions were requested by border-based U.S. attorneys to help crack down on human smugglers.

It is a fallacy that a broker needs to shore up any real estate transaction engaged in by two people. A simple attorney for a purchase-and-sale review is all you need, and a home inspection.

What I'm going to change is the perspective that the district attorney knows what's best for the community.

George Eads

Hm, I think I always had respect for the profession, my dad was a district attorney back home for over 20 years, so I had that going in.

Kit Williams

hundred of thousands of dollars in attorneys fees.

Tom Burke

I think it's the code of the streets. The district attorney may want to imply it's our clients (intimidating people). ... Clearly, intimidation goes around because the two people we put on today also went south.

Joe Murphy

It gets worse every time we call. We've called the District Attorney and the police a couple of times. It just seems to get worse and worse and worse.

It had never occurred to me that the District Attorney would default when it came time to hear the man he'd held captive for two years reply to him.

it has been confirmed by the U.S. attorney that I'm not the target of any federal investigation, and that's very important to me.

Jack Johnson

He (Dyer) was grandfathered into the position when the state law was passed that mandated that all judges need to be lawyers, ... That means that if we were to appoint a city judge, it would have to be an attorney - and that would probably be a good thing. It would take politics out of the court.

Ignorance of the law must not prevent the losing attorney from collecting his fee

Howard Dean

If the governor were serious about ridding his administration of partisan patronage, he never would have pardoned them in the first place and would have cooperated with the Attorney Generals investigation,

Eric Holder

I was raised - professionally - in the Public Integrity Section. I started in 1976, stayed there for 12 years. It was formed after Watergate by then-head of the Criminal Division Dick Thornburgh, who ultimately became Attorney General.

Sarah Lewis

I got into Mock Trial because I really wanted to be an attorney when I was younger. If anything, it has reinforced it.

Sidney Jones

If they get a technocrat and a skilled professional in the job as minister of justice and attorney general, we could see some real movement that's been lacking over the last several years.

I have huge respect for Preet Bharara, a great U.S. Attorney by any measure. But even great men can make mistakes.