Despite apprehensions, upon joining the court the justice "found it to be a warm, professional and dignified place, where even the most senior justices were vitally engaged in the enterprise of judging. The court 'actually is a family,' he said, and the members come to love and regard each other as people, who are not defined by their opinions," reports Brooke Adams of the Salt Lake Tribune.On the other hand, "[w]hen he first arrived on the court, members 'actually listened to lawyers,' Thomas said. 'We have ceased doing that. Now it’s become a debate or seminar. I don’t find that particularly helpful. It may be entertaining, but I am not there to entertain anybody.'" (h/t How Appealing)
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