Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Judge Sonia Sotomayor has been nominated to the US Supeme Court by President Barack Obama.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York speaks as President Barack Obama (R) listens after announcing her as his Supreme Court nominee in the East Room of the White House May 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. If confirmed, Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice in the nation's history, replacing Supreme Court Justice David Souter. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Barack Obama;Sonia Sotomayor (Getty Images)more pics »
  • Sonia Sotomayor in President Obama Announces Sonia Sotomayor As His Supreme Court Nominee
  • Sonia Sotomayor in President Obama Announces Sonia Sotomayor As His Supreme Court Nominee
  • Sonia Sotomayor in President Obama Announces Sonia Sotomayor As His Supreme Court Nominee
  • Sonia Sotomayor in President Obama Announces Sonia Sotomayor As His Supreme Court Nominee
  • Sonia Sotomayor in President Obama Announces Sonia Sotomayor As His Supreme Court Nominee
  • Sonia Sotomayor in President Obama Announces Sonia Sotomayor As His Supreme Court Nominee
  • Sonia Sotomayor in President Obama Announces Sonia Sotomayor As His Supreme Court Nominee
  • Sonia Sotomayor in President Obama Announces Sonia Sotomayor As His Supreme Court Nominee
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Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in on Saturday as a US Supreme Court justice, becoming the first Hispanic justice on the nation's highest bench. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath in a televised ceremony held in a conference room at the Supreme Court. The New York-born Sotomayor, whose parents came from the US commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is only the third female justice to sit on the Supreme Court. "I, Sonia Sotomayor, do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect for person, and to equal rights to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and ... Read Full Story
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Sotomayor confronts GOP skeptics, says she'll pursue 'impartial justice' if confirmed to court WASHINGTON (AP) — Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court nominee in history, vowed loyalty to "the impartiality of our justice system" Monday, confronting Republican skeptics at Senate hearings suffused with racial politics but all but certain to lead to her confirmation. "My personal and professional experiences help me to listen and understand, with the law always commanding the result in every case," the 55-year old Sotomayor said in her first substantive remarks in public since President Barack Obama nominated her seven weeks ago. Her comments amounted to a polite but ... Read Full Story
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Sonia Sotomayor hearings Republican Jon Kyl Senator Sessions   Judge Sonia Sotomayor faced another tough day of grilling from Republicans in her hearings that have focused on her "wise latina" remarks that have been the focus of much debate. Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl grilled Sonia for over ten minutes on her seemingly bias towards minorities and her political opinion.Most see this as grand standing by Republican leaders because it looks like Judge Sotomayor has the votes needed to become the first Hispanic Supreme Court Judge.Sotomayor is for abortion. Read latest on New Orleans Councilmember Stacy Head emails   Read Full Story
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Sen. John Ensign says he will oppose Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Nevada Republican says Sotomayor is an impressive role model, but her record and testimony left him doubting she would adhere "to the rule of law." In a statement Tuesday, Ensign voices concerns that Sotomayor would not strongly enforce Second Amendment rights concerning guns, which he says is central to the U.S. Constitution. Also, he says she had demonstrated a propensity to rule with "purpose-driven results." Sotomayor would become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. Ensign's vote could alienate some of Nevada's Hispanic voters, who make up a ... Read Full Story
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Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee aren't letting go of the issue involving white firefighters from Connecticut who last month won a reverse discrimination case at the Supreme Court. With firefighter Frank Ricci ready to testify, Sen. John Kyl questioned Judge Sonia Sotomayor aggressively Thursday about her ruling against him as a member of a panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Sotomayor said repeatedly that the ruling was on a narrow issue and she sidestepped direct answers about the case. Kyl interrupted her, demanding that she explain what precedent she had relied upon on in ruling against Ricci and other firefighters ... Read Full Story
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United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Salutes Justice Sonia SotomayorReutersThe USHCC was pleased to celebrate the nation's first Hispanic and only its third female justice at one of only two confirmation celebration events held. ...and more »  
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He's a right-leaning New Jersey native with a lifelong love of the Phillies. She's a liberal New Yorker who grew up near Yankee Stadium. They're eying each other warily these days from opposite ends of the Supreme Court bench. Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor make no secret of th...  
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At her confirmation hearing this past July, now-Justice Sonia Sotomayor exasperated and disgusted many of her supporters on the Left by attempting to disguise herself as a judicial conservative.  In a recent event in which we both took part, SCOTUSblog’s Tom Goldstein stated emphatically that he was reliably informed that the White House, at the highest levels, determined in advance that it wanted Sotomayor to testify precisely as she did.  I...  
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October 5, 2009 By Marisol Bello Rebecca Aguilar, a former television reporter, grew increasingly frustrated as she sat in her Dallas kitchen last summer watching the confirmation hearings for the first Latina Supreme Court justice. Aguilar watched senator after senator grill Judge Sonia Sotomayor about her 2001 remark that she hoped "a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion...  
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2001—“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life,” declares Second Circuit judge Sonia Sotomayor.  In the course of her muddled speech to a Berkeley audience, Sotomayor calls into question the desirability of the traditional norm of judicial impartiality and displays a crude quota mentality.   Implementing his...  
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DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- The speed with which Sonia Sotomayor was attacked by conservatives this week shows how high the stakes are in the upcoming confirmation hearings that will decide if she gets to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court this fall. Sotomayor ...  
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Washinton D.C. , Oct 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sonia Sotomayor, who was confirmed as the replacement for retired Justice David Souter during the summer, started her new term on Monday. The aggressive Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked more questions, in an hour than Justice Clarence Thomas has asked over the course of several years. Sotomayor’s aggressive role [...]  
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