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Obama Taps Sotomayor for Supreme Court Seat |
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U.S. appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor was nominated this morning by President Obama to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. She would be the first Hispanic to serve on the high court.
She was first nominated to the federal bench in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush and was unopposed when the Senate confirmed her as a U.S. District Court judge. In 1997, President Bill Clinton tapped her to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Most Senate Republicans opposed her nomination, and it took more than a year before she was confirmed by a 67-29 vote.
A senior White House official told CNN.com that Sotomayor was
nominated by George Bush—then Bill Clinton—[and has] more judicial experience than anyone sitting on the court had at the time they were nominated.
Sotomayor has worked at almost every level of our judicial system—as a prosecutor, litigator, trial court and appellate judge. Legal observers say she is known as a moderate on the court, who often forges consensus among the judges. Judge Richard C. Wesley, a George W. Bush appointee to the 2nd Circuit, describes Sotomayor as ”an outstanding colleague with a keen legal mind.”
She brings a wealth of knowledge and hard work to all her endeavors on our court. It is both a pleasure and an honor to serve with her.
If confirmed, Sotomayor will replace Justice David Souter who announced his retirement earlier this year. We’ll follow up here later today to outline Sotomayor’s record on workers’ rights and other key working family issues.
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Despite her touted credentials, it’s obvious that Sotomayor was picked purely because she was Hispanic. AKA, reverse discrimination or reverse racism which is the practice of favoring members of a so-called disadvantaged group at the expense of members of an alleged advantaged group.
Hmmm, and you are not being racist by bringing up such a baseless charge? The first Hispanic to be nominated to the Supreme Court and you had to take the low road. I guess a Hispanic should never be considered for the highest court in the land because Grace finds this to be reverse discrimination. The timing for such a nomination of a Hispanic will never be right for Grace. We should keep nominating people from the “advantaged group” instead. Oh well. I suppose one can’t please everybody and apparently, no one can please you, either.