“Every year, the legislature passes about 400 laws, and every year, the appellate courts pass about 3,800 applications, and so it places an enormous amount of stress and strain to keep up with things for a trial judge.”
“The unemployment rate going down—that doesn’t tell me whether the office is an effective office.”
“They must understand that their vehicles cause wear and tear on the roads too. Gas consumption doesn’t mirror road usage anymore.”
“… when victims and offenders meet face to face, offenders learn about the impact of their crime from the victims”
“Voters should have the security of knowing that people who show up at the polls are indeed who they say they are.”
Pending measure is aimed at alcohol and drug abusers who are repeat offenders
Committee refuses bid for use of deadly force in defending businesses
“I know of no study that has shown that a personal care product has shown any type of cancer.”
“We need to be smarter with public resources by not simply warehousing drug addicts.”
“The rafting industry is an established industry. Landowners have established rights. We have to find a way to coexist.”
