“ Justice Sonia Sotomayor is getting into the swing of being a member of the Supreme Court.” –The Associated Press
Back in November of 2008 when Barack Obama was declared the first African American president of the United States, his victory denoted a historic landmark for all African Americans in the country, filling them with intense joy and pride. Months later when he took presidency, on May 2009, President Barack Obama announced his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice, delivering great optimism to the Hispanic community. Shortly after the nomination was approved Sotomayor, of 55 years old, was sworn into office in August of 2009 and become the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, a momentous account that would mark American history for many years to come. To antagonists she seemed to embody “judicial activism” while to supporters like myself find her to epitomize the American Dream, a dream we all nourish our hopes and goals with.
Now just recently it seems Sotomayor made her very first public decision as an associated justice, voting unsuccessfully alongside the “court’s liberal bloc” Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Paul Stevens, and Stephen Breyer to delay the execution of an Ohio death row inmate. Now I am not so familiar with the court case, but it was said that Jason Getsy, the inmate of 33 years old, was sentenced to death after shooting Ann Serafino of 66 years old back in 1995 in Hubbard, Ohio. Jason Getsy wanted to stop his execution that was programmed for Tuesday, August 18. Getsy had asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow him to challenge Ohio’s current lethal injection system to be as a “cruel and unusual” punishment in an attempt o spare his life. However the court’s other remaining judges voted to deny the inmates claim.
Later that day, after loosing the death appeal case, it was reported by the Supreme Court that Sotomayor did not participate in the preceding ‘evidentiary hearing’ of the day. The hearing for death row inmate Troy Davis, whom was condemned for allegedly killing an off-duty police officer. Again, not much details of this case were provided yet it was said by his lawyers that they held evidence that proved their client, Troy Davis, did not commit the murdered he is being charged with.
Sotomayor will sit on her first Supreme Court hearing on a “key campaign finance” case this upcoming September 9 because apparently the new term doesn’t officially start until October 5 (Associated Press).
In the court’s 220 year history Sonia Sotomayor has become the first Hispanic and third female justice. For this admiring accomplishment she achieved no matter the multitude of obstacles she faced, as a woman, as a Latina, as a citizen, and as human being I believe Sotomayor should not be looked upon as “judicial activist” solely for Hispanics, but as a defender of justice and equality for all Americans. Don’t you?! So now I suggest we look into Sotomayor's victories and recognize her accomplishments, not count her failures.
Back in November of 2008 when Barack Obama was declared the first African American president of the United States, his victory denoted a historic landmark for all African Americans in the country, filling them with intense joy and pride. Months later when he took presidency, on May 2009, President Barack Obama announced his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice, delivering great optimism to the Hispanic community. Shortly after the nomination was approved Sotomayor, of 55 years old, was sworn into office in August of 2009 and become the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, a momentous account that would mark American history for many years to come. To antagonists she seemed to embody “judicial activism” while to supporters like myself find her to epitomize the American Dream, a dream we all nourish our hopes and goals with.
Now just recently it seems Sotomayor made her very first public decision as an associated justice, voting unsuccessfully alongside the “court’s liberal bloc” Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Paul Stevens, and Stephen Breyer to delay the execution of an Ohio death row inmate. Now I am not so familiar with the court case, but it was said that Jason Getsy, the inmate of 33 years old, was sentenced to death after shooting Ann Serafino of 66 years old back in 1995 in Hubbard, Ohio. Jason Getsy wanted to stop his execution that was programmed for Tuesday, August 18. Getsy had asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow him to challenge Ohio’s current lethal injection system to be as a “cruel and unusual” punishment in an attempt o spare his life. However the court’s other remaining judges voted to deny the inmates claim.
Later that day, after loosing the death appeal case, it was reported by the Supreme Court that Sotomayor did not participate in the preceding ‘evidentiary hearing’ of the day. The hearing for death row inmate Troy Davis, whom was condemned for allegedly killing an off-duty police officer. Again, not much details of this case were provided yet it was said by his lawyers that they held evidence that proved their client, Troy Davis, did not commit the murdered he is being charged with.
Sotomayor will sit on her first Supreme Court hearing on a “key campaign finance” case this upcoming September 9 because apparently the new term doesn’t officially start until October 5 (Associated Press).
In the court’s 220 year history Sonia Sotomayor has become the first Hispanic and third female justice. For this admiring accomplishment she achieved no matter the multitude of obstacles she faced, as a woman, as a Latina, as a citizen, and as human being I believe Sotomayor should not be looked upon as “judicial activist” solely for Hispanics, but as a defender of justice and equality for all Americans. Don’t you?! So now I suggest we look into Sotomayor's victories and recognize her accomplishments, not count her failures.
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