“My conscience is a product of the Ten Commandments, the Bill of Rights, the Boy Scout Oath and the Marine Corps Hymn,†the (President) Carter appointee said during his Senate confirmation hearing. “If I had to follow my conscience or the law, I would follow my conscience.â€
Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Harry Pregerson who passed last week at age 94.
http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-harry-pregerson-snap-story.html
Profile: Choosing between the Law and His Conscience
http://articles.latimes.com/1992-05-03/local/me-1882_1_harry-pregerson