From a poor girl growing up in the Bronx to the highest court in the land? It could be?More on this to follow - but the New York Times is reporting that Obama will nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. She will face a Senate confirmation hearing this summer.
Obama Chooses Sotomayor for Supreme Court Nominee - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
UPDATE: 10:30 a.m. Sonia Sotomayor was indeed nominated by the President at the White House today. I found her personal story of overcoming poverty as the child of Puerto Rican immigrants to be inspiring. She spoke movingly of her mother this morning, describing how she sacrificed so that her children could have a successful life.
She has impressive legal credentials, and seems to have made some good decisions as a judge from what I have read so far. Many will consider her a liberal, but to me that is a plus. The Court has gone too far to the right in recent years, and I think she will not only balance out the more conservative justices, but bring some life experience to the Court that has been missing.
If you would like to hear her described by the President, and in her own words, this is the video from the White House this morning:
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1 comment:
I think that this is great. A rags to riches story, and a female, pretty much the most diverse person he could have chosen. This is a good way to build trust with a lot of people because a lot of people come from the same type of life that Sonia Sotomayor came from. I think this is a great idea.
-Conner Spani
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