Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Sol Wachtler

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American judge Sol Wachtler.

Last updated on November 7, 2024.

Solomon "Sol" Wachtler is an American lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1985 to 1992. Wachtler's most famous quote, made shortly after his appointment as Chief Judge, was that district attorneys could get grand juries to "indict a ham sandwich".

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A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an unmarried woman.

Sol Wachtler

We cannot lightly allow the perpetrator of a serious crime to go free simply because that person believed his actions were reasonable and necessary to prevent some perceived harm.

Sol Wachtler

In the past, those who had ideas they wished to communicate to the public had the unquestioned right to disseminate those ideas in an open marketplace, called a mall, we should not abridge that right.

Sol Wachtler

You can, if you wish, think of it like the universe: Each case is a sun, and all the judges, lawyers and administrative personnel represent planets revolving around the case in fixed orbit, never getting closer.

Sol Wachtler

[It] would allow citizens to set their own standards for the permissible use of force.

Sol Wachtler