1.0 link 230925 <![CDATA[Sotomayor Statement: Full Text From Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/13/sotomayor-statement-full_n_230925.html Sonia Sotomayor spoke at her confirmation hearing for the first time on Monday afternoon, sketching out her judicial philosophy.

"My personal and professional experiences help me listen and understand, with the law always commanding the result in every case," Sotomayor told senators on the judiciary committee.

The words appeared aimed at Republicans who have questioned Sotomayor's commitment to impartiality in light of a 2001 remark that experience as a "wise Latina" might give her an advantage over white males.

Read her full opening...

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