Quotes by Rose Bird

About Rose Bird:

Rose Elizabeth Bird 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.
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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.

Rose Bird

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.

Rose Bird

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.

Rose Bird

Author Bio

  • NameRose Bird
  • DescriptionAmerican judge
  • AliasesRose Elizabeth Bird
  • BornNovember 2, 1936
  • DiedDecember 4, 1999
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLawyer