Sotomayor graduated with an A.B., summa cum laude, from Princeton University in 1976, and received her J.D. from Yale Law School in 1979, where she was an editor at the Yale La Journal.
Besides being brighter and better educated than many legislators, she completely explains her comments. They are correct and well within the definition of THE TRUTH and 'Real Life.'
There is no such thing as 'activist' judges, otherwise, they would be impeached. Besides that Judges have ambition no different than anyone else. If a Judge in any capacity 'blows it' they lose their potential for advancing their career. So, to believe at any time she was not interested in becoming the first Hispanic American Woman on the Supreme Court is hideous. She never risked her career for a political directive.
Courts are very important. More important in many ways than legislators. It is where the laws of the USA are applied to the lives of its citizens. It is where lawyers seek to protect their clients at every turn. So, yes, the decisions by Judges are exceptionally important and in the case of 'ground breaking' decisions it is called Precedent. This mess is ridiculous.
