"I went through a phase of feeling the weight of the world was always on my shoulders, and I’d wake up in the middle of the night panicking about things. I've really had to learn how to manage that and how to manage stressful times in a much more considered way."
"I probably learnt the hard way about keeping things internalised; it doesn't do you any good. So, for me, part of leadership is about making sure people are comfortable sharing issues and talking through things."
"There’s been one or two times when I think the voice has got a bit creaky, particularly during sentencings . . . when talking about complainants and the courage a lot of them show, and also in talking to some defendants who, frankly, never had a chance in life."
"I compartmentalise and I can quite selectively shut certain things off and put things away. But that doesn't prevent me from lying awake and worrying about things."