I really love listening to the cadence of her speech. It feels so measured as if she's carefully thinking about the best way to phrase her thoughts before speaking.

Sotomajor is a great example of what a great judge should be ❤️

I admire the cohesive character of the US SC anchored on respect despite partisan politics and individual differences.

What an amazing woman this is, truly an example to all immigrants and minorities. my utmost respect for this honorable lady.

How were the Founding Fathers ever able to create such a Court, I still don't know to this day. We have so much polarization, but these people, know how to put their differences aside and still love each other. It is truly a blessing to every American.

I don't agree with a lot of Sotomayor's high profile rulings but I absolutely LOVE her answers and explanations in this interview, even as the interviewer pushes her for a partisan response.

4:13 Perfect response to a loaded question!!

She speaks in perfect paragraphs--absolutely brilliant woman

David Axelrod wanted so badly for her to besmirch Kavanaugh, but no dice Dave 😁

Justice Sotomayor is an incredible woman, a phenomenal patriot, and a shining gem for our country.

I'm giving up for today - it is almost 11 PM and still no news. Perhaps they are saving it for tomorrow.

I don't agree with her judicial philosophy but I agree with what she's said here.

wow. i know its crazy but i cant remember ever hearing Justice Sotomayor speak. I didnt know just how eloquent and well articulated she was

What an utterly classy lady.Her Fellow liberals can learn much from her. In fact, ALL Americans, can learn much from her

Why do get the feeling these new justices will be THAT family member that nobody invited to the party but somehow heard about it so they came anyway...

Great if true, but divisiveness in decisions raises doubt.

The way Sotomayor described the concept of family is one of the biggest problems with the world. People look the other way when family members do all kinds of criminal, immoral, and unethical things out of misplaced loyalty. Sotomayor is saying that even the Supreme Court is not above those dynamics.

Hope things will be better

I wouldn't have expected anything less than a classy response such as this from Justice Sotomayor.

That's so sweet. They're all going to humanize themselves finally. That's so wonderful.

Supreme Court needs term limits

In politics the court is the one thing I trust. Even through the nominations I trust all 9 justices to make the right decisions and put the law and their country ahead of their party.

She says that 95% of the cases in American courts are not appealed and concludes that the participants are satisfied with the judgment. Perhaps they simply can't afford to pay their lawyers any more...

Read her memoir 'My Beloved World'. I just finished it and was impressed by this person I did not really know anything about.

Great interview! 👍🏼

Except when it's family game night, since you have to hide all of the alcohol now.

An ex claimed I harassed and stalked her after she cheated on me and I dumped her. I couldve gone to jail but then she finally admitted that she made it up. Just because a woman says it happened doesnt mean that it did.

Amazing woman and much needed part of the Supreme Court. You need her

We all have terrible sexual predators in our families.

Her responses to these questions make sense. I have not agreed with all of her decisions, but my respect for her has grown and now moreso with this segment. I still miss Scalia.

Most of the non-unanimous decisions align along the assumed political leanings of the justices but almost all of those cases concern ideas still contentious in public life, too. I like what she said to Kavanaugh

*watchs video* Me: Interesting, I wonder what the comments have to say about it. *reads comments* Me: Nevermind, I'm not interested anymore.

She is so kind, fair, warm. We are so lucky to have her on the highest court. Thank you for your service, Justice 💖

That job must be hard. She look so different or am I lost in time lol. Love you Sonia.

Just in. Bob Muller is the new attorney general?.

Hi Judge Sonia Sotomayor Puerto Rican

Sotomayor is the intellectual lightweight of the court.

Oh my😯

She just shut down Axel. He was trying to get her to fume and get her to be "political"! I am conservative and don't agree with the views she has on lots social terms and perceptions of how things are. I agree with that what our court is on the supreme Court. She is certainly an honorable woman of what the Constitution means to our Country. But what she views from before the supreme Court Justice she used as her approach but that said she is another judge who defends it! I salute this woman and honor her role and opioin. It's too bad Axel tried to bait her but she is way smarter than him.. way smarter.. like a Corolla vs. a souped up Lamborghini etc. But she was so politely doing it. I wish we could have more dialogue such as this. Axel actually respectful towards her. We need to be respectful of the office of these folks and President. Congress as well but I have reservations doing so but I will be working towards that in the coming year.

It's a shame that most of the conservative justices probably disagree with her on this.

There is something wonderfully grandmotherly and warm about Justice Sotomayor. A good human being who genuinely cares about the power she wields, and those subject to it.

IDK. But I do know that the opening statement by Kavanaugh that morning was one for the books. It was pure survival.

This Lady Justice seems nice....... I wonder if President Trump will pick more like her?

"we got together and beat the shit out of ginsberg as a group. So we're *family* now." 😬🤐

She understood the "supreme" importance of due process and now supports Judge Kavanaugh, as a GREAT addition to the "family".

CNN teach me a lot, not only provide reliable and fresh news but also I can practice my listening and pronunciation skill.

Ipinanganak ako sa Pilipinas. , Mahal ko ang mga pilipino 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

Proud of you, Sonia! Nice dress. Don't worry about the haters because hate is their burden.

Sounds like their loyalty is not to country but to their collective selves?

Those 5-4 decisions on highly charged issues are clearly more than coincidence Justice. They're stark reminders you have personal leanings even when the same 'tools' are used. And politicians know it - they count on it.

Typical family unit. Six of them lead normal lives and then you have several who need help reading the instructions on pop tart boxes…

Puerto Rico needs a governor and one mayor only. The rest of mayor's are not needed. They should be city managers or assistants.

Watch each other’s back. Which is not your job! That’s what got us into this mess.

Don't care for your new adoptee. It seems like a bad marriage and no divorce allowed.

💐 SONIA ! SONIA ! 👏

Family is the last thing the judges should be. How did this woman get to be on the SC?

Only 5 percent in the circuit courts ? Wow wonder why

HA! Good luck to you, with my deepest condolences.

She is in no position to call out anyone about partison decision making.

And just like every family, there's that one inappropriate drunk uncle.

Her rationale for not being partisan is that she and her fellow justices have different ways of looking at things, sort of like how partisans have different ways of looking at things. Furthermore, if you build a house with one tool it literally looks the same as if you build it with another tool with the same function, not different. I don't even understand what she is trying to argue, and her metaphor is nonsense. It's amazing someone with as much education as her would think this "erroneously," a word she used most likely to make herself look smarter than she actually is by the way, because she thinks that rationalizes her judicial authority, when in all reality her authority is blatantly illegitimate, and undemocratic.

It's not about being a family to her group but serving the American tax payers..Americans work 40 to 60 hours a week and dont call are co workers family

Idk why people lose their shit over RBG. Sotomayor is WAY better!!!

People are praising Sotomayer but this is just how the Supreme Court justices operate. Ask any other member and they would say something similar about Kavanaugh.

if it comes to political issues it is basically partisan in majority cases

Trump and McConnell may be surprised to find their Supreme Court picks are not as corrupt as they hoped the would be

why will they not release the name of the leaker this is major it will happen again did a justice do it

Really a supervisor would hit on her ? Guess he’s was desperate

I thought she was the lady who killed Selena by the thumbnail lol

POTUS - “I want great climate”

William Alicea Pérez for mayor in Puerto Rico...

Something good for a change

This could cause the erosion of trust in the judiciary, which is most concerning considering this branch requires the public to place substantial trust in judges, their wisdom, and the availability of judgments without partisanship. It's not enough to sound like a judge if the heart is far from justice. Psalm 82 - "How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked?...Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. They [judges] know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness..."

Sotomayor is saying whatever she needs to say in order to remain endeared to the American people. If she appears to like Kavanaugh and refer to him as "family", then that will endear her to conservatives and they'll like her more (keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.) Sonia is smart, and in her heart-of-hearts she knows that no person with the reputation of Brett Kavanaugh would EVER be invited to sit at her family table; and she KNOWS it.

Sounds like Kavanaugh isn't ruining his chance to finally sit at a grown-up table. Good for him. It's never too late for anyone to man up and become an adult. Maybe he took a long look at how he acted during the confirmation process and thought: "Is that really who I want to be?"

Who is this?

Justice Sonia Sotomayor yesterday I spoke to messages of Senator Brown D. Ohio//perhaps a volunteer,lay,charitable SCOTUS BAR w/$//.

I am soo truly disappointed!

Is this when Politics started to enter into the judicial process, is my question. Hmmm. Very sad. This is the beginning of the breakdown, right? CHANGE MY MIND........⚖️⛓📣🕛

Sotomayor should run for US President...Or Governor or Puerto Rico...

பூமி சுற்ற 9 கிரகங்கள் உண்டு நீதிக்கு நான் மதிக்கும் 9 நீதிபதிகளும் நீதியை சுழற்றும் முக்கிய பங்கு என்பதை நான் நன்கு உணர்கிறேன். என்னை வழி நடத்த கற்று தரும் பொறுப்பு மாண்பு உள்ளம் கொண்ட மேன்மை மிகு நீதிபதிகள்தான் கனிவுடன் கோருகிறேன். வணங்குகிறேன்.

I am disappointed that the justice didn't even consider civil rights passage in her reasoning. This is the core of everything white folks do especially rich white folks.

Reading the comments section makes me lose hope that America will ever come together.

She said "family" so Beer Brett doesn't get any ideas

She is my favorite judge..

Justice Sonia Sotomary

What

then that makes her/them the enemy

it's a little early to see what trumps stacked SC will or will not do ! lets see how functional this so call family is !

No

... "A supreme court justice is a crown jewel of the law" (Brett Kavanaugh). The "family" of the SCOTUS is The People", the common good, not 9 Justices with jeweled crowns. Their duty is to serve The People, not to protect each other or special interests from due process or to promote privilege. The Constitution does not allow any U.S. Citizen to be endowed with a royal title or position. It's nice if they can get along but their responsibility is to protect and defend the Constitution and it's purpose as stated in its Preamble. The Preamble to the Constitution says "We The People" ... not I the King or We the Justices. ... "We The People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the General Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." Article I, Section 9, clause 8, .. "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State."

Justice black was the best Justice , he was liberal but his views base on the constitution, he carry a little constitutional book in his pocket at all times .

Nobody wants to be friends with Thomas

A family that doesn’t include orange

Level-headed

Why does Justice Brett Kavanaugh seem like the uncle?...

THANK YOU, GOOD TO HEAR THAT, IT IS A WONDER CNN DIDN'T CUT YOU OFF.

YEP!....WERE ALL!...SCREWED!!!😠😠😠

I hope everyone takes in the justice's understanding and temperament ....... and set their feelers aside. ......for once ....

Lady ur alone