She wasn't talking about the judiciary. Context is everything.cinque said:
"Your legal career is but a means to an end, and... that end is building the kingdom of God."
Amy Coney
In whose image of God?
It was a commencement speech at Notre Dame, where she was accepting the professor of the year award. Here is some of that necessary context:
"It is easy to see how, for so many lawyers, the practice of law quickly becomes an end in itself, for the satisfaction, prestige, or money it brings. Don't let that happen to you; set your sights higher than that. No matter how exciting any career is, what is it really worth if you don't make it part of a bigger life project to know, love, and serve the God who made you?"
You know, the very core of Baylor's mission.