Amul Thapar

The average juror is not Mr. Spock. If he were, then a trial-court judge's job would be much easier. He could instruct the jury in broad strokes - instructing only as to the bare elements of the crime, perhaps - and be confident that the jury would deduce all of the finer-grained implications that must logically follow. ”

Keeping politics out of the courtroom is a goal every state aspires to achieve. ”

A defendant can use discovery to run out the clock on the plaintiff and to make the plaintiff run out of money. ”

I support an equal playing field for plaintiffs and defendants - and the way to get that equal playing field is not by having unlimited discovery. ”

Everyone should think seriously about public service at some point. ”

The solution to voters potentially being misled by a judicial candidate's political speech is more speech - not government censorship. ”

You can't put a price on being proud of what you do. ”

The Boston College community took a personal interest in my success, not only as a student but as a human being. ”

At some point, the law has to command respect, and there is a lawful way to change it. ”

It is not the responsibility of the judiciary to amend poor legislative drafting, even if judges would personally prefer a different outcome than what is required by a statute's text. ”