I wouldn't approach the issue of judging in the way the president does…

Sonia Sotomayor
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I wouldn't approach the issue of judging in the way the president does. Judges can't rely on what's in their heart. It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases. It's the law. ✨ Sotomayor says life experience won't bias her rulings by Craig Gilbert, archive.jsonline.com. July 14, 2009.
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I wouldn't approach the issue of judging in the way the president does. Judges can't rely on what's in their heart. It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases. It's the law. ✨ Sotomayor says life experience won't bias her rulings by Craig Gilbert, archive.jsonline.com. July 14, 2009.

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