Sonia Sotomayor actually said...

the process of judging is a process of keeping an open mind

I wonder whether achieving the goal of impartiality is possible at all in even most cases, and I wonder whether by ignoring our differences ...

Life experiences have to influence you. We're not robots to listen to evidence and don't have feelings.

I do not believe that any ethnic, racial, or gender group has an advantage in sound judging.