I think Obama's first Supreme Court nomination will be a Latina woman

[redstate_democrat]

I think I heard on NPR that she is a federal appeals court judge in NY. We need more women and we need more diversity on the court. Obama said he wanted people who understand everyday people's lives.

[Eric J in MN]

1. I hope that Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) is nominated...

...for the Supreme Court after her in that case.

[woolldog]

2. Sonia Sotomayoor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sotomayor

[GodlessBiker]

6. I was thinking the same thing

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

9. She's a lead pipe lock to replace, probably, Justice Ginsburg.

She has experience on the District and Circuit benches, is reliably progressive and in her early 50s. Take this one to the bank.

[woolldog]

15. Actually I think Stevens will retire first.

[vixengrl]

3. I would love to see that--a bench that reflects and respects us better.

One of my main concerns with Obama was that I'd be sure he'd pick excellent SCJOTUS's.

[hisownpetard]

4. Howard Fineman said tonight that Obama is not approaching things with the idea that he

wants to specifically promote diversity. His primary goal is to promote excellence, in whatever form
he finds it - whether it's a woman, a man, a person or any color, whatever. Excellence will be the factor
he's searching for, and diversity will be a secondary factor.

[dkf]

5. Yup...I don't give a hoot what color, creed, sex, etc.

I just want brilliant.

[avaistheone1]

8. Yes, I want them to be progressive, and have at least 20 years of life left in them.

[tblue]

10. Me, too. A female Latina Clarence Thomas we don't need.

Content of character, not color of skin.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

16. Sotomayor is a Princeton summa cum laude

who was an editor of the Law Journal at Yale and an assistant to Robert Morgenthau.

She's as far away from Clarence ("Uncle") Thomas as you can get.

[Richard Steele]

7. Yup. I only expect his first SC nom will be an experienced and unbiased jurist. nm

[ibegurpard]

11. Okay, which conservative is retiring?

?

[VADem11]

13. Probably none

Stevens will certainly be retiring though.

[elleng]

14. None;

all too young (unless clarence gives up.)

Likely Justice Stevens (oldest), or Ginsberg; Justice Souter not happy, I think, but may (or may not) hang on.

[elleng]

12. Judge Sonia Sotomayor

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lalsa/index_files/JudgeSoniaSotomayorbio.htm

[jerry92]

17. That would make sense

Has there ever been any Latinos in the SC?