Congressional Research Service on Sotomayor: Hard to Categorize Fair Courts E-lert
Date of E-Lert – 06/30/09
Bibliographic Info:
Author: Tony Mauro Source: Legal Times Date: 6/26/2009
At the Legal
Times' blog, Tony Mauro reports on a recent study conducted by the
Congressional Research Service on the record of Judge Sotomayor. The report, which examines her rulings on the
U.S.
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, found that her decisions reflected a largely
moderate record on the bench. According
to the report, "...the most consistent characteristic of Judge Sotomayor's
approach as an appellate judge has been an adherence to the doctrine of stare
decisis.... Other characteristics appear to include...a careful application of
particular facts at issue in a case and a dislike for...[the judiciary] overstepping
its judicial role."
