Sotomayor denies she would let her personal views affect her rulings on high court
By APTuesday, July 14, 2009
Sotomayor vows to use even hand in judging cases
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has vowed to not let her personal views affect how she would rule on cases from the nation’s highest court.
In an exchange with the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, Sotomayor said she believes comments she has made about the value of life’s experiences have been misinterpreted by her critics.
Sotomayor said flatly to Alabama’s Sen. Jeff Sessions: “I do not permit my sympathies, personal views or prejudices influence the outcome of my cases.” She said that was not the message she was conveying in a much-criticized speech she gave at Duke University.
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