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Obama: Sotomayor Is ‘An Inspiring Woman’ Who Will Make ‘a Great Justice’

By | 05.26.09 | 10:59 am

Noting that Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor embodies the bipartisanship, range of experience, intellect and ability for empathy that he’s been looking for, President Obama this morning nominated what would be, if confirmed, the first Hispanic judge and third woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme More…

Obama Stands Up to Sotomayor Critics — and Picks an Unknown on Executive Power

By | 05.26.09 | 10:04 am

The reports this morning that President Obama intends to nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter suggest that, while not exactly going out on a limb, President Obama was willing to stand up to the unfounded criticism of Sotomayor as a far-left liberal who’d take More…