“A judge does not check his First Amendment rights at the courthouse door.” — 9th Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski in February, tossing a misconduct claim against Magistrate Judge Edward Chen over allegedly unpatriotic comments.

“That court is rogue. It’s a pox on the western part of our country.” — Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of the 9th Circuit, quoted in February by TheSunNews.com.