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Ask the Expert: A Judge With Loyalty to the Law
How Sotomayor Will Withstand Next Week's Confirmation Hearings
Ian Millhiser discusses what we should expect from next week's confirmation hearings for Judge Sotomayor and her record as a judge.
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How would you characterize Sotomayor’s record as a judge? What sort of attacks do you think we’ll see on Judge Sotomayor during her confirmation hearings? And how important is it that Judge Sotomayor will add diversity to the bench?
For more information, see:
- Myth vs. Fact: Conservative Attacks on Judge Sonia Sotomayor
- Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Backs Sotomayor for the Supreme Court
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Ian Millhiser
Senior Fellow