Everyone believes the court system is outside the political sphere. I think that means it's incumbent on us to do things, to act in ways, that shore up public confidence.
Ketanji Brown Jackson: “Everyone believes the court system is outside the political sphere. I think that means it's incumbent on us to do…”
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Discussing the importance of public confidence in the judiciary.
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