Madame Justice Sotomayor
Show 1411

From a Bronx housing project to Princeton, Yale Law, and now the U.S. Supreme Court.

On this edition of Due Process, we take a closer look at Justice Sonia Sotomayor – her controversial nomination, and her confirmation.

As only the third woman to sit on the High Court, and its first Hispanic, Sotomayor faced a barrage of criticism when President Obama announced her nomination in May. From her speeches to her demeanor to her judicial decisions--all of it was fair game. But was it fair play?

Sandra King hosts the half-hour, including a video look back at the hearings, and an in-studio discussion, featuring: Curt Levey, Executive Director of the DC-based Committee for Justice; Solangel Maldonado, Seton Hall Law Professor; and, Keith Whittington, Professor of Politics at Princeton.