May 7, 2009
It is firmly my hope, as it was expressed by Justice O'Connor in her decision involving the University of Michigan Law School admissions criteria, that in 25 years, race in our society won't be needed to be considered in any situation.
Sonia Sotomayor
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Sonia Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, having been nominated by President Barack Obama in 2009. She is the first Hispanic and Latina member of the Court. Sotomayor previously served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and as a district court judge for the Southern District of New York. Her judicial philosophy often emphasizes the importance of empathy and the impact of the law on the lives of individuals, particularly marginalized communities.
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May 7, 2009
Few judges could claim they love baseball more than I do, for obvious reasons.
May 7, 2009
I have confused some statements that Senator Leahy made with this case, and I apologize.
May 7, 2009
I do not permit my sympathies, personal views, or prejudices to influence the outcome of my cases.
May 7, 2009
We start with the assumption that it is for Congress, not the federal courts, to articulate the appropriate standards to be applied as a matter of federal law.
May 7, 2009
I am very grateful to the President, and humbled to be here today as a nominee to the United States Supreme Court.
May 7, 2009
The law that lawyers practice and judges declare is not a definitive, capital `L' law that many would like to think exists.
May 7, 2009
I don't believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says; we should do honor to it.
May 7, 2009
So long as people of good will are participating in the process and attempting to be balanced in their approach, then the system will remain healthy.
May 7, 2009
Senators, I look forward, in the next few days, to answering your questions, to having the American people learn more about me.
May 7, 2009
The aspiration to impartiality is just that. It's an aspiration, because it denies the fact that we are by our experiences making different choices than others.
May 7, 2009
It is a good thing to examine whether or not those biases and prejudices exist in order to be on guard and to set them aside.
May 7, 2009
The Doctrine of Starry Decisis which means stand by a decision, stand by a prior decision, has a basic premise.
May 7, 2009
It is our Constitution that makes that dream possible and I now seek the honor of upholding the Constitution as a Justice on the Supreme Court.
Dec 31, 1980
The death penalty should not be allowed in America because it created a racial bias and it was undue burden on the perpetrator and their family.
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