Sotomayor

The Supreme Court has significant impact on molding the society of the United States, so does it play an important role in the process of the realization of equal protection on the right to education. From Plessy to Brown, every case that had milestone meaning indicated the evolution on the equal protection of the right to education, and also marked the progress of American civilization. However, there are different points between Plessy and Brown. Brown v. Board of Education was educational case of black race, but Plessy v. Ferguson is not it; the result of Plessy is isolation but equal, the Brown show us that

Sonia Sotomayor was born in The Bronx, New York City, in June 1954. Her father died when she was nine, and her mother raised her. After high school graduation, she entered Princeton University where she in 1976 graduated Summa Cum Laude and in 1979 received her J. D. from Yale Law School.

Furthermore, Sotomayor political view point is known to be is a liberal. Republican who do not want her to be on the Supreme Court have been trying to dig the mistake she has made in the past to stop her from serving in the Supreme Court. As the media says, on 2001 Sotomayor did not choose her word carefully and said “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived

Ramona Salvarez: I am a federal circuit judge, which is pretty similar to an elected official, since I was appointed by a democratic president. But, if there was a difference it's probably my experience level.

Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark case that was decided by the Supreme Court of America in 1954. It is a case that is believed to have brought to an end decades of increasing racial segregation that was experienced in America’s public schools. The landmark decision of this case was resolved from six separate cases that originated from four states. The Supreme Court is believed to have preferred rearguments in the case because of its preference for presentation of briefs. The briefs were to be heard from both sides of the case, with the focus being on five fundamental questions. The questions focused on the attorneys’ opinions about whether Congress viewed segregation in public schools when it ratified the 14th amendment (Benoit, 2013). Changes were then made to the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.

The current Supreme Court membership is comprised of nine Supreme Court Justices. One of which is the Chief Justice and the other eight are the Associate Justices. The Justices are Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., and Associate Justices: John Paul Stevens, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David H. Souter, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer and Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr.

The supreme Court is the head of the judicial part of Government in the USA, it acts as an appellant court which can also on occasion deal with ambassadorial and diplomat cases. It is separate from the other 2 branches of government in order to remain independent and provides a powerful check on those branches. However it has been criticised by being called democratically lacking. The members have a significant amount of power

Texas is one of seven states that elect judges in partisan elections. Judicial selection begins with partisan elections and notable amounts of money for campaigning in order to win the election or reelection. Partisan elections influence the electorate in a consistent party label voting procedure. With the present day option of split-ticket voting, the electorate can simply vote for their party. Judges are removed only by failure to be reelected by the Supreme Court due to incompetence, official misconduct, negligence, or by impeachment from the House or trial in the Senate with a two-thirds vote.

In 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas to the U.S Supreme Court after the retirement of Thurgood Marshall. As America’s second African American Supreme Court judge, Thomas’ nomination was contentious from the start. Due to Thomas’ conservative political beliefs, many African American and Civil Rights organizations were opposed to Thomas’ appointment. The opposition was little until allegation from a University of Oklahoma law professor, Anita Hill, stirred up major controversy as she came forward with accusations about sexual harassment against Thomas (PBS NewsHour). Hill’s allegation and Thomas’ denial became a hot media topic that generated various responses to the controversy. Using the newspaper articles of the New York Times and a few course texts, I will analyze the hearings and reactions to the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas controversy about race, gender, and intersectionality.

The first part of this essay will provide a brief insight into the history of the Supreme Court, the original intentions of the founding fathers and a discussion on how they idealized the relationship between politics and the law. The second section will explore how the contemporary process to which judges are appointed has become significantly influenced by politics. The third section will discuss how the Supreme Court overstepped its boundaries on constitutional interpretation in the Roe v. Wade case. The final section will unpack the importance of partisanship and ideological politics and discuss how it impacts the function of the Justices in their

This shows that Sotomayor was able to accomplish what only two other women, ever, have been able to accomplish. Additionally, one of the reasons she was able to become supreme court justice was because of her outstanding academic achievements. In the video, “bio.com.truestory. Sonia Sotomayor,” it states, “Sotomayor entered Princeton University on a full scholarship and graduated summa cum laude in

Sonia Sotomayor became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in the United States when nominated by President Barack Obama. She graduated from Yale Law School. She became a U.S District Court Judge in 1992 and was bumped into the U.S Second Circuit Court of Appeals in 1997 by President Bill Clinton. She was confirmed by the Senate that October. In addition to the Court of Appeals, Sotomayor also began teaching law as an adjunct professor at New York University in 1998 and at Columbia Law School in 1999.

A person that I deeply respect and look up to is Sonia Sotomayor, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. I respect Sonia Sotomayor because of the diversity she brought to the Supreme Court. She was the very first Justice on the Supreme court with a Latina background. I admire her bravery.

There are three women on the Supreme Court, one of whom is Latina, and there is one black justice serving on the Supreme Court (Brown, 2016). This is a major issue. The United States, the “melting pot”, has an extreme lack of diversity in their court system. This is an issue that affects several aspects of society. Decisions made by judges will affect the lives of men, women, and their families. The decisions made by judges can also create law. Unlike political officials, the people do not always have the power to vote judges into their positions. Instead, the people hope that their peers with the power to affect the system choose a candidate that will fight for them. Often times, this does not happen.

The judicial branch is one of the most powerful branches in the usa besides the legislative branch but the judicial branch has the ability to have the president confirm if they take or leave the Supreme Court Justices are chosen by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and serve for the rest of their lives, as long as they practice “good behavior.”