Obama's Supreme Court pick...

Baron1710 · #1 05-26-2009, 08:22 AM

...Sonia Sotomayor

President Obama will nominate federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court this morning.
Sotomayor, 54, would be the first Hispanic and third woman in history to serve on the nation's highest court. There is currently only one woman on the nine-member high court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Sotomayor is based in New York City. President Clinton appointed her to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals back in 1998. She is a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School.
http://content.usatoday.com/communit.../05/67273777/1

What you really need to know about her:

Judge Sotomayor’s Appellate Opinions in Civil Cases

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/judge-s...n-civil-cases/

crakjak · #2 05-26-2009, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Baron1710

...Sonia Sotomayor

President Obama will nominate federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court this morning.
Sotomayor, 54, would be the first Hispanic and third woman in history to serve on the nation's highest court. There is currently only one woman on the nine-member high court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Sotomayor is based in New York City. President Clinton appointed her to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals back in 1998. She is a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School.
http://content.usatoday.com/communit.../05/67273777/1

What you really need to know about her:

Judge Sotomayor’s Appellate Opinions in Civil Cases

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/judge-s...n-civil-cases/

What is your opinion of Ms. Sotomayors?

The review that you linked reviewed some of her opinions that, after a quick scan, seemed well reasoned and fairly conservative. Which makes her an unlike pick for Obama in my opinion.

Maybe this review was a "cherry pick" for conservatives?

DividedThigh · #3 05-26-2009, 08:51 AM

she is very liberal, my take, dt

Baron1710 · #4 05-26-2009, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by crakjak

What is your opinion of Ms. Sotomayors?

The review that you linked reviewed some of her opinions that, after a quick scan, seemed well reasoned and fairly conservative. Which makes her an unlike pick for Obama in my opinion.

Maybe this review was a "cherry pick" for conservatives?

I had never heard of her, so I am scanning her opinions to get an idea of where she is coming from. She was first put on the federal court by GHWB. then elevated by CLinton, so I suspect she is somewhat left of center but hopefully not a Ginsburg. I will update on my opinion after I have more info.

Baron1710 · #5 05-26-2009, 09:25 AM

This month, for example, a video surfaced of Judge Sotomayor asserting in 2005 that a “court of appeals is where policy is made.” She then immediately adds: “And I know — I know this is on tape, and I should never say that because we don’t make law. I know. O.K. I know. I’m not promoting it. I’m not advocating it. I’m — you know.”

“Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences,” she said, for jurists who are women and nonwhite, “our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/15judge.html

Leaning left or just being realistic? I think if these comments were heard in their original contexts she may be being more realistic than otherwise. I think we may find out though, because by picking someone that has already been appointed by a Republican it makes it tough for the Republicans in the Senate to oppose her too much. Where she seems to really lean left is in discrimination cases, but in criminal cases she seems pretty conservative from what I read so far. Besides she may be a Harriet Miers case where they throw someone out there and then switch directions after she gets destroyed, maybe we don't want the alternative.

Jermyn Davidson · #6 05-26-2009, 12:22 PM

Concerning the observation that President Obama's pick is a bit more Conservative than what would be expected...

President Obama is not as far left as Limbaugh and others would like to paint him, evidenced by his S C pick.

Pressing-On · #7 05-26-2009, 12:50 PM

What about the case regarding Frank Ricci? He scored the highest on the exam for promotion as a firefighter after paying someone to read textbooks onto audiotape because he is dyslexic, making flashcards and putting together a study group.

The results of that? The city canceled the results of the exam because there were no African Americans, in the group, who got top scores. He sued and when the case came to Sotomayor's court - she dismissed the case w/o argument.

That is racial discrimination. She is a believer in identity politics to the extreme!!!

What is her attitude toward race and gender?:

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I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion [as a judge] than a white male who hasn't lived that life.

MissBrattified · #8 05-26-2009, 01:06 PM

I'm not overly disappointed with his choice. I don't expect him to choose a conservative, and she seems less liberal than many other possibilities.

Jermyn Davidson · #9 05-26-2009, 01:10 PM

President Obama is a bit more center than many folks want to admit.

It is a main tactic of the GOP specifically, to demonize those who do not fit with their ideology.

Pressing-On · #10 05-26-2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

President Obama is a bit more center than many folks want to admit.

It is a main tactic of the GOP specifically, to demonize those who do not fit with their ideology.

Well, you know this is priceless - put her on the court! She fits right in with Obama's socialistic agenda...Go America!!! LOL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfC99LrrM2Q