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La Latina Suprema

August 7, 2009

On Thursday, August 6, 2009, Judge Sonia Sotomayor made history as the first Hispanic person to be appointed to the Supreme Court.  She was confirmed 68 – 31 with nine Republicans joining the unanimous Democratic vote.  After her selection by President Obama in late May, Sotomayor’s  earlier statement of being a “wise Latina woman, with the richness of her experiences” caused critics to portray her as an activist judge.  In contrast, through the confirmation process Sotomayor provided “purposely bland testimony, her determination to . . . say practically nothing” and when presented with hot topic issues, consistently stated she could not voice her opinion without the facts of the case.  The 55-year-old Bronx-born Sotomayor will be sworn in as the eleventh Justice by Chief Justice John Roberts on Saturday.  


Pundits criticized Sonia for being bland
On hot topics she declined to take a stand
She survived the public arena
And now this “wise Latina”
Will be part of the highest court in the land