When the sixth council took office, there were a large number of cases pending, and in recent years there has been an ever-increasing number of petitions. That's what's behind the backlog, "says Grand Justice Sun." The Grand Justices have to be extremely careful in interpreting the Constitution. We can't become slipshod just because the number of cases has increased. "
第六屆大法官開始行使職權時，就有許多積案未決，加上近年來釋憲聲請案越來越多，才會有『排隊』的情形」，大法官孫森焱表示，大法官解釋憲法必須十分慎重，也不能因為案件多就掉以輕心。