Political Quotes

“Mr. President, Al Gunderson was a paratrooper, a blackjack dealer, a sailor and a voracious reader. He was a lawyer, a justice, a mentor and a teacher. He was a humanitarian. And he was a loving husband to Lupe for 45 years and a wonderful father to Randy. Of all the determined leaders I have met in Nevada, no one was tougher than Al. No one was funnier. And no one worked harder than he did. His wife, Lupe, told me this week about one memory from their time in Carson City. A young man came up to her once and asked why he kept seeing Al's Jeep at the courthouse at 3 a.m. But everyone knew the answer: Al Gunderson worked round the clock. It would be more strange not to see his car at the office. The man who as chief justice presided for 6 years over the highest court in our State believed strongly in the phrase that watches over the entryway of the highest court in our Nation: Equal justice under law. He dedicated his life in public service to making sure everyone got a fair hearing and a just ruling. During his 18 years on the court, he steered it away from elitism and shaped it as a forum for everyday Nevadans. And if that meant standing up for the little guy, all the better. He was a staunch advocate for civil rights. He used his passion for the law to groom future lawyers and judges as a professor at California's Southwestern University.…”