In another example of her focus on identity politics, it now comes out that Sotomayor was a board member for a Puerto Rican legal advocacy organization that brought a suit charging racial discrimination in NYC police promotions during the 1980's. She then sat as a judge and heard a case that was related to the exact same issue (New Haven Fire fighters Case -- Ricci v. DeStefano).
I'm smelling bias here. The least she could have done was recuse herself. It's impossible to say a judge will never have conflicts of interest, but when they are this blatant, you recuse yourself.
ABA Code of Judicial Conduct:
CANON 2
A judge shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all of the judge’s activities.
CANON 3
A judge shall perform the duties of judicial office impartially and diligently.
Personally, I can't wait to read some of these documents.
Read full story here: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/01/sources-puerto-rican-group-sends-sotomayor-documents-senate/
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