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Why You Should Oppose Sonia Sotomayor’s Nomination to the Supreme Court

The first Hispanic nominee to the Supreme Court believes that the job of judges is to make the law, not uphold it.

by
Roger Kimball

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May 26, 2009 - 7:20 am

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2 Comments, 2 Threads

  1. 1. Mountain Jack

    Sotomayor is eminently qualified.

    • Age 54 (Born June 25, 1954, New York City)

    Judicial Career

    • U.S. Appeals Court judge, 2nd Circuit, 1998-present

    • U.S. District Court judge, 1992-1998

    • Nominated to federal bench by George HW Bush in 1991, Clinton in 1997

    Government/Legal Career

    • Former N.Y. County Assistant District Attorney, 1979-1984

    • Former private practice attorney, Pavia & Harcourt, New York, 1984-1992

    Politics

    • Confirmed by Senate 67-29 in 1998

    • Confirmation to current seat took over 1 year

    • Was opposed by majority of GOP senators

    • Was unopposed in 1991 confirmation process

    Education

    • J.D., Yale Law School, 1979

    • B.A., Princeton, 1976 (summa cum laude)

  2. 2. 42ezra

    Eminently UNQUALIFIED for agreeing with lower court in Ricci v. Destafano (sp?)

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