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Sonia Sotomayor: “Enough women and people of color in enough cases will make a difference in the process of judging.”

On the recordMay 7, 2009
Enough women and people of color in enough cases will make a difference in the process of judging.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor discusses the impact of diversity on judicial decisions.

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