The worst thing you want is a willy-nilly judge who is swayed by the political whims of the era or the time. What you want is a judge who is thinking about what he or she is doing and is thinking about it in a principled way. Sonia Sotomayor baderajudge share on social
All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial. Sonia Sotomayor caseconstantlydeeply Change image and share on social
There are cultural biases built into testing, and that was one of the motivations for the concept of affirmative action - to try to balance out those effects. Sonia Sotomayor actionaffirmativebalance Change image and share on social
You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action. Sonia Sotomayor actionaffirmativedisapproval Change image and share on social
The schools that suffer are the schools in, in poor neighborhoods. They are the neighborhoods with the greatest need, with the parents struggling to work and to make ends meet. They don't have enough resources to give, they don't have enough resources to pay more, and these are the neighborhoods that go first. Sonia Sotomayor endgivegreat share on social
To have a romance, you have to have time. I'm a justice. I've written a book. The guy's gonna have to wait until I'm a little bit freer. Sonia Sotomayor bitebookfree Change image and share on social
I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights. Sonia Sotomayor basicfirmlyfoundation Change image and share on social
We have to look and ensure that we're paying attention to what we're doing, so that we don't reflexively institute processes and procedures that exclude people without thought. Sonia Sotomayor attentionensureexclude Change image and share on social
I think that the day a justice forgets that each decision comes at a cost to someone, then I think you start losing your humanity. Sonia Sotomayor costdaydecision Change image and share on social
When you have strong views about how to approach thinking about the law, then that view is going to lead to certain results in certain situations. And so people seem to think this predictability is based on some kind of partisan political view. But it's not. Sonia Sotomayor approachbasekind share on social