Clarence Darrow-Quotation 

Looking for a quotation from Clarence Darrow that states, “Don’t tell
me the law tell me who my judge is.”  I believe this is the general
gist of what he stated, would like to find exact passage and quotation
for reference.

Please advise if he was the one that stated this or if another
prominent attorney did.

Hi Masatami ~

The quote you're referring to is attributed to Roy M Cohn, former
assistant to Joe McCarthy, and not Clarence Darrow.

The full quote, as attributed to Cohn is, "I don't want to know what
the law is,
I want to know who the judge is."

See:
 * Quotations to Run Businesses and Live Life By
    - http://www.advokatgruppen.dk/dansk/diverse/diverse/citater.htm

 * Brainy Quotes:
    - http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/roycohn100211.html

 * Daily Quotes:
    - http://www.mydailyfortune.com/quotes/quotes/r/q100211.html


However, the Fraser Institute ran a 1998 article by Owen Lippert
entitled "It's Time Parliament Reviewed Supreme Court Appointments"
(about the Canadian Supreme Court), in which Lippert paraphrased the
quotation to be exactly as you asked it, "... the Prime Minister
treats the Supreme Court scarcely differently than the notorious
American lawyer, Roy Cohn, did the American court system when he used
to say, "Don't tell me the law, tell me who the judge is."
   - http://oldfraser.lexi.net/publications/forum/1998/march/judiciary.html#Par%202

Please note, though, he attributed the quote to Roy Cohn.

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Roy Cohn gained notariety as McCarthy's assistant during Communist
scare of the 1950's, but was disbarred in New York for unethical
practices shortly before his death in 1986.

See: Bartleby.com
   - http://www.bartleby.com/61/38/C0463800.html


Thanks for asking this interesting question - it gave me a chance to
chase down the source of a quotation I had heard more than once.

Regards,
Serenata

Researcher went far beyond expectation in answering the posed
question.  I am truly impressed with researcher’s thoroughness of
investigation.

Thank you