Appellate Law

Judge John Kittredge vows restraint as justice

By william

Kittredge said today that he "was grateful to God for the opportunity" and that he would ensure that he would honor what called the necessary judicial restraint required of a Supreme Court justice.

"The two finest qualities in a judge are humility and restraint," he said. "I believe very strongly in the rule of law and following the law instead of creating it from the bench on a case-by-case basis. I believe adjudicators ajudicate and legislators legislate. I think judges should not cross the line from adjudication to legislation."

Congratulations to Judge Kitteredge on his election.

Full post as published by South Carolina Appellate Law Blog on February 01, 2008 (boomark / email).