Andrew Jackson's quotes about the Judicial System

“All the rights secured to citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary,”

— Andrew Jackson

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Former President Andrew Jackson's comments about an "independent and virtuous judiciary" were not flowery prose about an unassailable judiciary. Instead, they were made in a letter to a nephew in 1822, criticizing an attempt to repeal part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, which established federal supremacy over state law. Jackson sometimes blew with the wind regarding whether he agreed with the federal judiciary or not, but the point remains valid today. Constitutional rights, including due process of law or right to a jury trial, are mere words on a page unless a truly independent judiciary follows their sworn duty to enforce and uphold them. This is true both on the federal and state levels, including here in Arkansas.

Perhaps it is the prevalence of legal dramas in movies and on TV. Maybe it is one too many John Grisham novels. But in the past few years, I have been forced to respond to fears from clients that "the judge has been paid off," or that a case is "too politically charged for justice to be served." I often laughed this fear off and spoke in a reassuring manner to clients that such things don't actually happen in real life. Judges aren't bribed. Politics don't enter into judicial decisions. You have nothing to worry about. I know this isn't what you do for a living, Mr. or Mrs. Client, so let me assure you I have never seen or heard of that happening.

American President Andrew Jackson in 1822. Those were heady days when statesmen not only made principled statements but lived by them.