when bill rehnquist was chief justice, he made them mature to the time very strictly. >> you mentioned that the bill in order of seniority. we learned that seniority -- you mentioned that you lineup in order of seniority. we learned that seniority is important. does that make a difference in the way that you approach the argument? >> it depends -- it makes a difference in what part of the line you are in. it does not change anything about the argument or what you do. you still are what you are, one of the justices. some like to us questions and some do not. we have justices that seldom ask questions and we have justices that always ask questions. >> what was your own approach in asking questions? >> i asked what i thought i needed to know. we'll read the briefs before the oral argument. we spend a lot of time in advance with the oral argument -- advent of the oral argument reading. this court, unlike most courts around the world, allow a filing of a friend-of-the-court brief who want to weigh in on the issue. they can file an application asking to file a friend-of-the- court brief. if