TPMtv's "The Day in 100 Seconds" (May 26, 2009 Video): Obama Names Sonia Sotomayor as Choice for Supreme

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Adam Liptak at The New York Times writes of Sotomayor:

Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s judicial opinions are marked by diligence, depth and unflashy competence. If they are not always a pleasure to read, they are usually models of modern judicial craftsmanship, which prizes careful attention to the facts in the record and a methodical application of layers of legal principles.

Annnnnnd:

Judge Sotomayor...has issued no major decisions concerning abortion, the death penalty, gay rights or national security. In cases involving criminal defendants, employment discrimination and free speech, her rulings are more liberal than not.

But they reveal no larger vision, seldom appeal to history and consistently avoid quotable language. Judge Sotomayor’s decisions are, instead, almost always technical, incremental and exhaustive, considering all of the relevant precedents and supporting even completely uncontroversial propositions with elaborate footnotes.

In other words, she's a judicial wonk and, as the conservatives in the video acknowledge, a "tough target."  In other news, she's personally is a bit inspiring, as Obama says.   Good for her.  We could do worse than a left-leaning sort-of-centrist I suppose.

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