www.rbs0.com/sotomayor.pdf 3 Aug 2009 Page 1 of 185 The Nomination of Justice Sotomayor formerly: The Replacement of Justice Souter Copyright 2009 by Ronald B. Standler No copyright claimed for works of the U.S. Government. No copyright claimed for quotations from any source, except for selection of such quotations. Keywords history, justice, nomination, Richard Posner, Kathleen Sullivan, Diane Wood, Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court Table of Contents Introduction . 4 Responsibilities of a Justice . 5 Oath of Office . 5 Conflict of Interest . 6 Due Process . 7 Judicial Code of Conduct . 8 why politicians undesirable on the Court . 9 Obama in Oct 2008 . 10 First Week: 1-8 May 2009 . 12 Obama’s 1 May briefing . 12 possible candidates . 14 Holland’s list . 14 Halloran’s list . 16 Slate’s list . 16 New York Times’ list . 17 commentary . 18 ignoring Judge Posner . 20 Prof. Kathleen Sullivan . 22 schedule . 23 judicial monastery ? . 24 commentary about “empathy” . 26 other commentary . 28 at least one Republican not a homophobe . 32 www.rbs0.com/sotomayor.pdf 3 Aug 2009 Page 2 of 185 Second Week: 9-15 May 2009 . 34 why not a scientist/attorney on the Court ? . 34 commentary . 35 White House Press Briefing 12 May . 41 schedule . 42 list of candidates . 44 opinion poll . 46 15 May: interviews not begun . 49 a rational method for choosing . 49 Judge Sotomayor . 51 Sotomayor’s 2001 lecture . 53 Judge Diane Wood . 56 Third Week: 16-23 May 2009 . 57 vultures begin to circle . 57 another list of candidates . 63 new candidate and interviews . 64 Obama interview on 22 May . 66 anti-intellectualism . 68 Fourth Week: 24-25 May 2009 . 69 26 May: Obama picks Sotomayor . 73 how Sotomayor was chosen . 75 Obama’s speech . 77 commentary: ethnic politics . 80 White House Press Briefings: 26-29 May . 86 no record on controversial issues . 93 cases . 96 abortion . 96 Ricci v. DeStefano . 97 religious balance ? . 101 racist remark in 2001 . 102 29 May Press Briefing: defense of her racist remark . 103 President’s defense . 104 commentary . 105 marketing of Sotomayor . 108 finances . 110 29 May: Krauthammer’s opinion . 112 Fifth Week: 1-7 June 2009 . 113 what not to include in this document . 113 www.rbs0.com/sotomayor.pdf 3 Aug 2009 Page 3 of 185 Sonia’s meet and greet . 114 commentary . 116 other speeches by Sotomayor . ..