Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor (36 page)

Read Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor Online

Authors: Joan Biskupic

Tags: #Biography & Autobiography, #Legal, #Nonfiction, #Supreme Court

BOOK: Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor

3.76Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub

Read Book Download Book

7. THE WISE LATINA

8. RACE AND THE
RICCI
CASE

13
. A Congressional Research Service June 19, 2009, report stated: “Perhaps the most consistent characteristics of Judge Sotomayor’s approach as an appellate judge has been an adherence to the doctrine of
stare decisis
, i.e., the upholding of past judicial precedents. Other characteristics appear to include what many would describe as a careful application of particular facts at issue in a case and a dislike for situations in which the court might be seen as overstepping its judicial role.” When the American Bar Association issued a report on her record on July 16, 2009, it concluded, “Her opinions are well-reasoned, well-organized, meticulously researched, easily understandable, and demonstrate a profound command of the law, even when sophisticated and complicated factual and legal issues are presented.”

Other books

The Blind Dragon by Peter Fane

Snatchers (Book 9): The Dead Don't Scream by Whittington, Shaun

Blaze of Secrets (Asylums for Magical Threats) by Donovan, Jessie

Love Inspired Suspense October 2015 #1 by Lenora Worth, Hope White, Diane Burke

Cupcakes and Murder: A Frosted Love Cozy Mystery (Book 5) (Frosted Love Mysteries) by Carol Durand, Summer Prescott

Stolen Kisses by Sally Falcon

Save the Date by Laura Dower

City of Savages by Kelly, Lee

Through the Killing Glass by Dhar, Mainak

Horses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful by Alice Walker