I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister.

It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different. Now I understand that I've gotten to enjoy things that others have not, whether it's the laughter, the poetry of my Spanish language - I love Spanish poetry, because my grandmother loved it - our food, our music. Everything about my culture has given me enormous education and joy.

There had been questions raised about whether we could ever really unite to work together on an issue, whether we could do it with equal passion and fervor. And it happened during my nomination and I think I forever will be grateful for that love, for that support and for proving those naysayers wrong.

Success is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared.

We educated, privileged lawyers have a professional and moral duty to represent the underrepresented in our society, to ensure that justice exists for all, both legal and economic justice.