Sonia Sotomayor Quotes About Gender
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I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences.
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My hope is that I will take the good from my experiences and extrapolate them further into areas with which I am unfamiliar. I simply do not know exactly what that difference will be in my judging. But I accept there will be some based on my gender and my Latina heritage.
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Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences...our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.
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Sonia Sotomayor
- Born: June 25, 1954
- Occupation: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States