He doesn't bring personal political views to work.
He looks really good so far. He's been a breath of fresh air.
He's a tough man, ... and he knows he has a tough job ahead of him, with all the changes about to happen.
keep the trains running smoothly and on time.
People need to realize the Supreme Court does most of its business in a written format. People submit written papers, which he can take with him and the oral arguments are recorded. So if you miss something, you are not really missing something.
It's too early to get a full sense of his leadership style, especially behind the scenes. But his line of questioning, his ability to move the discussion toward his own ideas of the case, seems very much like our old boss.
In the entire country, there is no better Supreme Court advocate than Miguel Estrada.
He set up a system during conferences where every justice, one by one, in order of seniority, is allowed to weigh in on a case, ... There is no free-for-all debate. The chief justice does not allow bickering. He shuts it down.
He told the president that he'd come and you know, nobody takes their job more seriously than the current chief justice.
He's not going to give in lightly to being sick. He's going to fight it hard.