Sonia Sotomayorová citáty

Sonia Sotomayorová je americká právnička a sudkyňa. Od roku 2009 je sudkyňou Najvyššieho súdu Spojených štátov.

26. mája 2009 ju na tento úrad nominoval prezident Barack Obama. 6. augusta 2009 Senát potvrdil jej nomináciu. Dva dni neskôr ju predseda Najvyššieho súdu USA John Roberts vymenoval do funkcie. Je prvým Hispáncom a treťou ženou na poste.Šesť rokov bola členkou organizácie National Council of La Raza. Wikipedia  

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“I don't believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says. We should do honor to it.”

1997 Senate confirmation hearing, reported in Deborah Tedford, " "Senate Will Have To Confirm Court Choice http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104532843&ft=1&f=3", NPR (26 May 2009).

“I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.”

Reported in " Remarks of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/2009/05/26/D98E0EV00_us_sotomayor_text/", The Associated Press (26 May 2009).

“Until we get equality in education, we won’t have an equal society.”

Q&A session at quarterly meeting of the Philadelphia Bar Association (11 March 2011), as reported in "Sotomayor receives Philadelphia Bar's Diversity Award" by Jeff Blumenthal http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/jeff-blumenthal/2011/03/sotomayor-receives-philadelphia-bars.html?ed=2011-03-11&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub, in Philadelphia Business Journal (11 March 2011).

“No matter how liberal I am, I'm still outraged by crimes of violence. Regardless of whether I can sympathize with the causes that lead these individuals to do these crimes, the effects are outrageous.”

Reported in Sheryl Gay Stolberg, " Woman in the News: Sotomayor, a Trailblazer and a Dreamer http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/us/politics/27websotomayor.html?pagewanted=all", The New York Times (26 May 2009).