Every lawyer, no matter whom they represent, is trying to help someone, whether it's a person, a corporation, a government entity, or a small or big business. To me, lawyering is the height of service - and being involved in this profession is a gift.
Sonia SotomayorI do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences.
Sonia SotomayorOne thing has not changed: to doubt the worth of minority students' achievement when they succeed is really only to present another face of the prejudice that would deny them a chance to even try. It is the same prejudice that insists all those destined for success must be cast from the same mold as those who have succeeded before them, a view that experience has already proven a fallacy.
Sonia SotomayorPeople who live in difficult circumstances need to know that happy endings are possible. Page 1.
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