Sonia Sotomayor

“All I can say is that with business and the interest of any party before me, I will consider and apply the law as it is written by Congress and informed by precedent.”

“I have spent my years since Princeton, while at law school and in my various professional jobs, not feeling completely a part of the worlds I inhabit. I am always looking over my shoulder wo...”

“I do think there is a value in the services of judges for long periods of time.”

“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 male-dominated profession, then your image of what a good la...”

“I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.”

“The first case I sat on... was Citizens United. Talk about being thrown in. Needless to say, if I was scared before, I was terrified.”

“The schools that suffer are the schools in, in poor neighborhoods. They are the neighborhoods with the greatest need, with the parents struggling to work and to make ends meet. They don't ha...”

“I'm a New Yorker, and I jaywalk with the best of them.”

“I don't prejudge issues. I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.”

“I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences.”

“When you have strong views about how to approach thinking about the law, then that view is going to lead to certain results in certain situations. And so people seem to think this predictabi...”

“This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear.”

“I am a very spiritual person. Maybe not traditionally religious in terms of Sunday Mass every week, that sort of thing.”

“A career is something that you train for and prepare for and plan on doing for a long time.”