Supreme Court Attitudes

The social composition of the judiciary does matter, the importance played on ensuring a diverse judiciary. Ensuring that a judiciary is diverse by way of equality act 2010 – Protects people from discrimination in the workplace and wider society. And Human Rights Act

Sonia Sotomayor is a women full of many talents and accomplishments. In her book, My Beloved World, Sonia reveals many people, circumstances, hardships, and successfulness. Sonia has embraces many characteristics in which I can relate. Successfulness, determination, and the importance of learning are all crucial elements that make Sonia into the inspiring woman she is today. Relating to Sonia Sotomayor throughout her book allowed me to remain intrigued in the book and helped apply concepts to my everyday life.

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

Bringing in new judges will allow for different thought patterns and views on certain problems. In addition, “a different perspective can permit you to more fully understand the arguments that are before you and help you articulate your position in a way that everyone will understand” (Sotomayor, 2016). Furthermore, newer judges would relieve others of the concern that the judges are unfortunately unable to keep up with the current society and their needs. As a result, newer judges will be able to notice the issues that the current society may be needed to be

Jan Greenburg is a Legal Communicator for the ABC news. In this book she tells explains about nine different interviews she has had with high political leaders. The leaders range from Justices to the white house. This book basically takes the outside and inside view of how the court has changed over time. Court has changed over time with mainly communal problems such as: faith, ethnicity and illegal processes. Jan talks about how some of the court has basically used itself to gain power through these communal problems. This is really useful when it comes down to it, because it lets the reader realize that the court does not always give proper justice. There are numerous conflicts in the Supreme Court. People always want power, and some

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“Sonia Sotomayor was born on June 25, 195 4in the Bronx borough of New York City” (A&E Television Networks). She was born into a family that is Puerto Rican. “Her father Juan was a factory worker and mother Celina a nurse” (Academy of Achievement). At a young age she already knew what career she wanted to take on. “Childhood reading of the Nancy Drew mysteries piqued her interest in crime and detection, but the Perry Mason television show, with its dramatic courtroom scenes, inspired her to become an attorney” (Academy of Achievement). She was never confused about her career goals and worked hard to achieve higher standards. “From kindergarten through eighth grade, Sonia Sotomayor attended the Blessed Sacrament Parish School. Life at home for

Sonia lost her father at the early age of nine and was also diagnosed with type I diabetes only a year earlier. However, this did not stop her from having dreams and ambitions. From the age of ten she was determined to attend law school and to become an attorney. She graduated as the Valedictorian of her high school class. In college she first attended Princeton University on a full scholarship. Once Sotomayor graduated from Princeton, and after she married, she entered Yale Law School. After many years of hard work and excellent marks, she graduated from the Law School and from her school life. Sotomayor was hired straight out of school as an assistant district attorney of New York County. Sotomayor excelled at cross-examining and at simplifying matters for the sake of the audience. Alongside being well known for her skill she was also well known for her Democratic/Liberal leanings politically. After four years as an assistant attorney she began her own solo Law Firm, maintaining it for three or four years. Also, while she operated her own law firm she worked for another private law

The task for this week was to discuss how the Supreme Court determines which cases to take on. The case that the Supreme Court takes on varies on many different factors, which must go into consideration prior to them choosing a case. The first step in the decision process of the Supreme Court is chose based on four of the nine justices agreeing to grant the petition. The second factor in the decision process is if the justices decide to take a case if it would resolve a major conflict, for example if it would be federal or constitutional. The third reason why the Supreme Court would hear a case is based upon if the lower echelon courts disregard past Supreme Court’s decisions. In this scenario the Supreme Court would take on the case to prove

The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States and they oversee cases that directly affect the rights of the citizens that follow them day in and day out. The cases that the supreme court handle range from domestic and foreign policy ,to gun laws, health care, immigration, homeland security, education, crime, and many more. The Supreme Court ensures that whatever case comes before them that they ensure the citizens the rights granted to them under the constitution. In order for this to occur there are nine justices that decide on case that affect the states to keep the judicial system as up-to-date and inclusive as it can? One of these justices is Sonia Sotomayor, this associate justice is the women I chose that interested me most on how she got to become a justice and the views she agrees or disagrees with.

The substantial amount of accomplishments in education and experiences in law, stands out amongst other candidates and makes her beyond qualified as a nominee. Furthermore, her life’s work can aid in her position as a Justice of the Supreme Court, where she can implement her teachings and life’s work into court

The Supreme Court had to ultimately determine whether or not the Bakeshop Act of 1895 violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause. After two days of oral arguments, the Supreme Court voted 5 to 4, in favor of Lochner. Hall and Patrick (2006) notes that Justice John Marshall Harlan was initially attached to writing the opinion of the court. However, Justice Harlan was unable to maintain a majority and, as a result, Justice Rufus Peckham wrote the majority opinion (70). Following the shift, the majority opinion of the Court found that the New York law was, in fact, unconstitutional for several reasons. Justice Peckham argued that the state’s use of police powers must be exercised “in a legitimate, fair, and reasonable way” (70).

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 vast majority of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decisions are written by an individual justice on the panel deciding that particular case, even on cases where the judgement was not unanimous (McCormick, 2015: 159). However, on rare occasions starting in the 1970’s the SCC started to use a different method of authorship where the decision is written instead “By the Court”. This method is generally reserved for important constitutional questions by a unanimous court and has only been used a handful of times since the tradition started, though its use has been on the rise during the McLachlin court. It is my intention, through my proposed Master’s Research Paper (MRP) to look into this issues to determine, how, if at all, this

The lack of diversity in the judiciary is deeply entrenched in legal culture. A profession that is intrinsically white, male, and middle class is an intimidating environment for those who fall outside this categorisation. The problem with having a single dominant group is not so much the lack of gender, ethnicity and social minorities in the judiciary but rather the lack of understanding of the various life experiences and perspectives of the diverse community the judiciary serves. An understanding that can only be acquired first hand from personal experience. While it is generally accepted that increasing diversity in judiciary will improve the overall quality of judgments there is not really any real sense of urgency to address this issue. A more diverse judiciary is seen as more of a desire than a necessity. This complacency can be partially attributed to an assumption that eventually the judiciary will balance itself but this has proven to be unsuccessful.