Sonia Sotomayor is an accomplished legal mind and her elevation to the supreme court of the United States is historic. From humble beginnings, she has achieved a lot: achieving high academics success at Princeton and Yale Law School, to working for some of the prestigious law firms to working as a prosecutor and judge.
As the nations first Hispanic to join the Supreme Court, Ms. Sotomayor will enhance diversity on the court on both gender and racial grounds. Her experiences growing up poor and minority brings a unique perspective that would help the court reach decisions more compassionate to the disadvantaged in American society.
In choosing Ms. Sotomayor, President Obama has killed a bird with several stones. The Presdient has solidified his outreach to Hispanics an ever-growing important voting bloc. Sonia's gender would also please women as she becomes the second woman on the court. On the whole, selection of Sonia Sotomayor is a political win-win for the president and the democrats. Sonia's elevation on the court puts republicans on the defensive in their outreach to hispanics and women. In the 2008 elections, Republicans fared poorly among Hispanics and women, and are hoping to turn this around. Unfortunately, the addition of a hispanic female with strong liberal credentials puts the GOP in a quandary. On the one hand they would want to prevent the addition of a bonafide liberal to the court. On the other hand, they would not want to offend hispanics and women.
In a nutshell, Sonia's elevation further strengthens President Obama's hand as he continues to dominate the political field to the chagrin of the GOP --which is currently leaderless and is struggling to slow down President Obama's momentum.
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