Sonia Sotomayor Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.”

“I was raised in a Bronx public housing project, but studied at two of the nation's finest universities. I did work as an assistant district attorney, prosecuting violent crimes that devastate our communities.”

“I'm a New Yorker, and I jaywalk with the best of them.”

“I'm young at heart. I'm young in spirit, and I'm still adventurous.”

“The first case I sat on... was Citizens United. Talk about being thrown in. Needless to say, if I was scared before, I was terrified.”

“To have a romance, you have to have time. I'm a justice. I've written a book. The guy's gonna have to wait until I'm a little bit freer.”

“When you come from a background like mine, where you're entering worlds that are so different than your own, you have to be afraid.”

“Even though Article IV of the Constitution says that treaties are the 'supreme law of the land', in most instances they're not even law.”

“I do think there is a value in the services of judges for long periods of time.”

“The task of a judge is not to make the law - it is to apply the law.”