Word: sotomayor
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...Judge Sotomayor is not the first female judge to disagree with the adage that “a wise old man and a wise old woman will come to the same conclusion.” As documented by Justice Paul H. Anderson in A Tribute to Justice Esther M. Tomljanovich, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Esther M. Tomljanovich also took issue with this maxim. According to fellow Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Anderson, “[a]s a person who had felt the sting of gender discrimination, Esther brought a fresh perspective to the bench. She knew what it was like...
...American and a Latina (a woman of Spanish-speaking, Latin American ancestry), I am outraged at the hurtful, opportunistic, and abusive insults recently leveled at Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Innocent remarks made by Judge Sotomayor about her wisdom and ability as a judge of Latino ancestry have been twisted into excuses for unwarranted name-calling, including labeling her a racist. Endless variations of Judge Sotomayor’s statements have been disseminated, but her critics have not been careful to include complete, verbatim quotes of her comments in their proper contexts so as to allow audiences the opportunity to appreciate...
...Nevertheless, the patterns of dialogue and influence among the Justices evolve over years rather than weeks. Whereas outgoing Justice David Souter has an established relationship with Kennedy, Sotomayor is starting from scratch. So until Sotomayor settles in with her new colleagues, Souter's departure and her arrival may represent a net loss of liberal influence rather than a gain...
...will Sotomayor sway Kennedy? Goldstein is skeptical when it comes to discrimination issues, pointing out that Kennedy has never sided against the government in a discrimination case. And Sotomayor will not be the only minority member on the court. "Justice Thomas gives him cover to be against affirmative action, and he has been," says the former Kennedy clerk. (See the top 10 Supreme Court nomination battles...
...Still, the lengths to which Kennedy appears to have gone to be gentle on Sotomayor seem to open the possibility of his being open to her influence. Goldstein says, "Her stories and personal experience will matter," if not on discrimination, then elsewhere...