I don't have a professional aspiration. But I do have a personal one: I want to continue growing as a person. I want to reach out more to people, learn more from them. Ultimately, I would like to be a great justice that people remember with respect and fondness.

I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.

All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial.

We apply law to facts. We don't apply feelings to facts.

Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.

Without question, so many people, throughout my life, never think of Puerto Rico as part of the United States.

Being a justice. If you love law the way I do... you're given the job of a lifetime... you're permitted to address the most important legal questions of the country, and sometimes the world. And in doing so, you make a difference in people's lives.