What's quote-unquote a 'good' lawyer, doctor, or whatever the profession is. And if you're a male who grew up professionally in a… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I listened very, very carefully to the world around me to pick up the signals of when trouble was coming. Not that… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
We educated, privileged lawyers have a professional and moral duty to represent the underrepresented in our society, to ensure that justice exists… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I listened very, very carefully to the world around me to pick up the signals of when trouble was coming. Not that… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
When I first became a judge on the district court, I had one lawyer who came to argue before me, and he… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I don't view prosecutors and attorneys as natural enemies. ... Though their roles are oppositional, the two simply have different roles to… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
how many times would a defendant's lawyer enter the courtroom before a session and ask each of the male clerks and paralegals… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Every lawyer, no matter whom they represent, is trying to help someone, whether it's a person, a corporation, a government entity, or… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
This is, for an accomplished Latino, an accomplished African American, an accomplished anyone who disproves stereotypes, it's a constant battle in your life. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
I got a message from one of my friends in Puerto Rico, who said, 'Sonia, there's nobody working in Puerto Rico - they're all… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
In the wider context, what I believe I was - the point I was making was that our life experiences do permit us to… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
I have spent my years since Princeton, while at law school and in my various professional jobs, not feeling completely a part of the… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
The first case I sat on... was Citizens United. Talk about being thrown in. Needless to say, if I was scared before, I was… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
“Over the years, I have gathered more godchildren than anyone I know, and I take the role seriously.” — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
I am growing to love DC.This [Washington] is a beautiful city. I think every citizen should come see their capital. A lot of the… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
“I think that even someone who got into an institution through affirmative action could prove they were qualified by what they accomplished there. Page 188” — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
You make your life choices understanding that you might and do have to work harder to prove yourself. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
“The persistence or failure of human relationships cannot be predicted by any set of objective or universal criteria. We are all limited, highly imperfect… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
I have ventured to write more intimately about my personal life than is customary for a member of the Supreme Court, and with that… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
With my academic achievement in high school, I was accepted rather readily at Princeton and equally as fast at Yale, but my test scores… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share
