Sitting on the Second Circuit, Judge Sotomayor has tackled a range of questions: from difficult issues of constitutional law, to complex procedural matters, to lawsuits involving complicated business organizations.
In this context, Sotomayor is widely admired as a judge with a sophisticated grasp of legal doctrine. Carter, a Yale professor who teaches some of her opinions in his classes.
Active in oral arguments, she works tirelessly to probe both the factual details and the legal doctrines in the cases before her and to arrive at decisions that are faithful to both. She understands that upholding the rule of law means going beyond legal theory to ensure consistent, fair, common-sense application of the law to real-world facts. For example, In United States v. Reimer, Judge Sotomayor wrote an opinion revoking the US citizenship for a man charged with working for the Nazis in World War II Poland, guarding concentration camps and helping empty the Jewish ghettos.
And in Lin v. For example, in United States v. Falso, the defendant was convicted of possessing child pornography after FBI agents searched his home with a warrant. Similarly in United States v. Santa , Judge Sotomayor ruled that when police search a suspect based on a mistaken belief that there is a valid arrest warrant out on him, evidence found during the search should not be suppressed.
Ten years later, in Herring v. United States, the Supreme Court reached the same conclusion. It says what it says. We should do honor to it. For example, in Hankins v. Lyght, she argued in dissent that the federal government risks "an unconstitutional trespass" if it attempts to dictate to religious organizations who they can or cannot hire or dismiss as spiritual leaders. Since joining the Second Circuit, Sotomayor has honored the Constitution, the rule of law, and justice, often forging consensus and winning conservative colleagues to her point of view.
Judge Sotomayor is deeply committed to her family, to her co-workers, and to her community. She still speaks to her mother, who now lives in Florida, every day.
At the courthouse, Judge Sotomayor helped found the collegiality committee to foster stronger personal relationships among members of the court. Seizing an opportunity to lead others on the path to success, she recruited judges to join her in inviting young women to the courthouse on Take Your Daughter to Work Day, and mentors young students from troubled neighborhoods Her favorite project, however, is the Development School for Youth program, which sponsors workshops for inner city high school students.
Every semester, approximately 70 students attend 16 weekly workshops that are designed to teach them how to function in a work setting. In April , Justice Sotomayor suffered a shoulder injury from an accidental fall. Regardless, she was present for all major arguments that came before the court for the duration of the month, including Trump v.
Hawaii , the administration's controversial travel-ban case, before undergoing surgery on May 1. The justice was back in the news the following year, after breaking the Supreme Court's new "two-minute rule" that permits a lawyer to begin arguments for two minutes without interruption. Her eagerness to jump into the fray came during a case to determine whether the state of Kansas infringed on federal law by prosecuting an immigrant for identity theft under a state statute.
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The bakery that Sotomayor's relatives have owned for more than 50 years sits at the foot of hills to the east, amid colorful concrete homes designed to withstand hurricanes. Next door, the bakery prepares cakes and special orders, and above is a home for more of the Baez family. The only sign of a connection to their famous relative is a stack of newspapers featuring Sotomayor, piled on a stand next to a video lottery terminal.
The fruit within reach was all gone, so Baez apologized again and moved on to a scenic lookout point. She doesn't have an ego. She has her feet firmly planted on the ground," Baez said. See how Sotomayor matches up to the eight Supreme Court justices ». That attitude is a testament to Celina Baez, Sotomayor's friend Garcia believes. It's an incredible accomplishment for a woman from a poor village in Puerto Rico.
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