Minority Guilt

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014...ng-illegal-immigrants-criminals-is-insulting/

A big chunk of the problem is minority guilt.

Sotomayor knows she doesn't have the right stuff to play on SCOTUS, and she knows she's a token. Labeling illegals, illegals, calls a spade a spade, and arouses her guilt.

 

[cjh]

Huh.

That's not what the lawyers who practiced in front of her reported.

Lawyer's Evaluation. Lawyer's raved about Sotomayor's legal skills. "She is a brilliant judge and has been mentioned as a potential justice on the Supreme Court." "She's of Supreme Court caliber. She's very smart." "She's very smart and well-educated, but she comes from very humble roots and I don't think she's forgotten that. She's still human. She's an outstanding judge." "I liked her when she was on the Southern District of New York, but I think she's doing an even better job now that she has been elevated to the Second Circuit." "She's brilliant," "She's very impressive. She has really done a good job and made a name for herself." "She's usually right on target." "She's very scholarly." "She's really able to tackle anything. She really is a quick learner." "Even though she's still relatively young, she has a very keen legal mind. She's outstanding." "She's very well-qualified for the job. She's really very impressive."
Lawyer's found Sotomayor to be demanding. "I think she's fine." "She can be tough. She's not rude in any way, but she's exacting." "She's all business." "I've never had any problem with her, but I know some lawyer's don't care for her temperament." "She can be tough as nails, but, in truth, I think some lawyers give her a hard time or are threatened by her. She's very accomplished and clearly smart, and, in truth, I think they're intimidated. She has always been decent enough to me." "She's professional. She's not quite as friendly or as approachable as some of the other circuit court judges are. She's a little more stern." "She's very smart and well-prepared, and she expects lawyers to rise to her level. She has very little tolerance for lawyers who can't match her intellectually."
Lawyers reported that Sotomayor is an active participant at oral argument. "She asks some very tough questions." "She really is a good questioner. You have got to be prepared with her." "She's incisive." "She's really [sic] get to the bottom line." "She's fairly active. She asks very good questions. She tends to ask a mix of fact-based and hypotheticals." "She's on the ball at oral argument. She really listens to responses."
Lawyers found Sotomayor to be moderate-to-liberal in outlook, but said that she is fair in the end. "She's very ethical." "She really has a lot of principles. I don't think she'd let any bias creep into her decision making." "I think she's absolutely neutral. I think people on both sides of a case view her as being impartial. I don't know of anyone who has ever had a problem with impartiality with her." "I think she's fairly liberal, but I wouldn't say that her philosophy inappropriately affects her decision-making." "She's really amazing. Even though she was originally appointed to the bench by President Bush, it was President Clinton who promoted her to the appeals court. I think she's a fine judge and absolutely impartial."
Lawyers said that Sotomayor is moderate-to-conservative in criminal matters. "She's a former prosecutor, and that pretty much says everything." "She has turned out to take a more conservative approach to criminal cases than I would have anticipated." "I would have expected her to be a little more critical of the government and a little more lenient toward defendants. She's been tougher on defendants than I would have thought." "She's fair, but a little more conservative when it comes to criminal cases."
Lawyers said that Sotomayor's legal opinions are well-crafted. "She's a very good writer." "Her decisions read more like briefs. They're very well-researched." "She really reasons things through." "She applies the law to the facts. She doesn't let emotional arguments get in her way. She's very straightforward as far as that goes. At the same time, she still has a heart. She's not afraid to apply the law as it should be applied even when it's going to cost a defendant."

http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2009/05/lawyers-evaluations-of-judge-sonia-sotomayor.html

Lawyers accuse her of having a short fuse and being ill-tempered. No one seems to doubt her legal acumen, though.

Did your niece who learned Greek, Aramaic, Italian, and Swahili that summer tell you otherwise?

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Huh.

That's not what the lawyers who practiced in front of her reported.



http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2009/05/lawyers-evaluations-of-judge-sonia-sotomayor.html

Lawyers accuse her of having a short fuse and being ill-tempered. No one seems to doubt her legal acumen, though.

Did your niece who learned Greek, Aramaic, Italian, and Swahili that summer tell you otherwise?

Did you read what she said about her skills? Shes lying or the lawyers are lying.

 

[cjh]

Did you read what she said about her skills? Shes lying or the lawyers are lying.

Or, it could be that she succeeded in doing what Vetteman has been yammering about in that other thread: assimilating.

Does not look to me like anyone is lying.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Or, it could be that she succeeded in doing what Vetteman has been yammering about in that other thread: assimilating.

Does not look to me like anyone is lying.

You prolly admire your penis, too.

 

[cjh]

You prolly admire your penis, too.

Of course I do.

It can speak five languages and does a pretty good job with a Midwestern accentless accent.

 

[koalabear]

Or, it could be that she succeeded in doing what Vetteman has been yammering about in that other thread: assimilating.

Does not look to me like anyone is lying.

She was born in New york, no assimilating can overcome that.