Speeches by Judges on Civics Topics Title Speaker(s)Advancing the Rule of Law (Excerpts from the 2019 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law Ceremony)David F. Levi, Allyson K. Duncan, Anthony M. Kennedy and Samuel A. AlitoChief Justice Roberts Remarks at University of Minnesota Law SchoolJohn G. Roberts, Jr.Civic Education and the Federal CourtsRobert A. KatzmannCivic Education: The Key to Preserving Judicial IndependenceMarjorie O. RendellThe Constitutional and Historical Origins of Judicial Independence: Testimony of Louis H. Pollak before the Commission in Separation of Powers and Judicial Independence Louis H. PollakAn Independent Judiciary: If You Can Keep ItD. Brooks SmithAn Independent Judiciary: In Honor of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Massachusetts Superior CourtStephen G. BreyerJudicial Governance and Judicial IndependenceAnthony J. SciricaJudicial Independence William H. RehnquistJudicial Independence and 21st-Century ChallengesSandra Day O'ConnorJudicial Independence: The Situation of the U.S. Federal JudiciaryRuth Bader GinsburgJudicial Review and the American Constitution Collins J. SeitzJudicial Role and Judicial Image William H. HastieThe Making of Law: Hierarchies of Courts and Hierarchies of ValuesLouis H. PollakOne-Day Law School for JournalistsCynthia M. RufeIn Rare Appearance, 2 Justices Concur Against Threats to NeutralityStephen G. Breyer & Anthony M. Kennedy Remarks on Judicial IndependenceSandra Day O'ConnorSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Ponders Judicial Independence in Inaugural Katzmann LectureSonia SotomayorWhat Is the Role of the Judge in Our Litigious SocietyMarjorie O. Rendell These are collected in this Research Guide by the Third Circuit (available only to court users):Speeches by Judges on Civics Topics
