Look, I just needed to make sure that you were sure.” “Why … - Sonia Sotomayor

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Look, I just needed to make sure that you were sure.” “Why didn’t you just ask?” “Sometimes I figure I have to play devil’s advocate.” I could have done without the drama. The office declined to prosecute the case.

Sonia Sotomayor

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Sonia Maria Sotomayor (born 25 June 1954) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (since 2009), and a former judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1998–2009) and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1992–1998).

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Alternative Names: Sonia Maria Sotomayor • Justice Sotomayor

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