U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 11, 2009
Sotomayor to Students: Follow the Law, Don't Make Policy
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's class on appellate advocacy, which she taught at Columbia Law School for a decade, shines a light on her views on the role of judges.
By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - Soon after her appointment as a 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge in 1998, Sonia Sotomayor approached Columbia Law School about teaching a hands-on course about appellate advocacy for a select group of students. Sotomayor, nominated last month by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Supreme Court, has taught the class, which won rave reviews from students, every semester for a decade....
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - Soon after her appointment as a 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge in 1998, Sonia Sotomayor approached Columbia Law School about teaching a hands-on course about appellate advocacy for a select group of students. Sotomayor, nominated last month by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Supreme Court, has taught the class, which won rave reviews from students, every semester for a decade....
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