NYT: Sotomayor ‘eminently qualified’
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Confirmation Process, Opinion
A New York Times editorial in Monday’s edition expressed hope that the “vote in the full Senate for Judge Sotomayor will be overwhelming and the rhetoric more high-minded.”
“The case being made against her is strikingly weak. Senator Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, said he doubts that she has ‘the deep-rooted convictions necessary to resist the [...]
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A Judge’s Own Story Highlights Her Mother’s
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Her Story, Media Coverage
In yesterday’s The New York Times:
The morning Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as a federal appeals court judge in 1998, she began calling her mother to share the good news. Her brother, Juan, joined in the hunt, and they kept calling all day long, exasperated and a little concerned until they finally reached her at home [...]
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