14 seconds ago 2009-12-09T18:45:02-08:00
You saw her on TV, facing her questioners. You saw her family. You heard her introduce herself. Here’s a handy guide to the possible next associate justice of the Supreme Court.
NAME: Sonia Sotomayor.
AGE-BIRTHDATE-LOCATION: 55; June 25, 1954; New York, N.Y.
EXPERIENCE: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1998-present; judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1992-98; private practice, New York City, 1984-92; assistant district attorney, New York County, 1979-84.
EDUCATION: B.A., Princeton University, 1976; J.D., Yale Law School, 1979.
FAMILY: Divorced; no children.
QUOTE: "I don't believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says. We should do honor to it."
-Liz Sidoti, AP reporter, politics
