Rose Bird Quotes

Rose Bird — American Judge born on November 02, 1936, died on December 04, 1999

Rose Elizabeth Bird served for 10 years as the 25th Chief Justice of California. She was the first female Justice, and first female Chief Justice, on that court, appointed by then Governor Jerry Brown. In the November 1986 state election she also became the only Chief Justice in California history to be removed from office by the voters, mainly due to her opposition to the death penalty... (wikipedia)

The judiciary must not take on the coloration of whatever may be popular at the moment. We are guardian of rights, and we have to tell people things they often do not like to hear.

It's always the minorities who aren't a part of the mainstream who define what the limits... of the majority are going to be.

My role isn't to be politically smart. My role is to do what's right under the constitution. And if that's politically unpopular, so be it.