Report on Justice Sotomayor’s Talk @UCILaw with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky January 27, 2014, 2:00 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen I live-tweeted the talk today, and I’ve reposted the relevant tweets below the fold. 27m Interesting and inspiring conversation with J. Sotomayor @UCILaw with Dean Chemerinsky has concluded. Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 43m J Sotomayor says important to humanize Court. We are a human institution. @UCILaw #SCOTUS J O’Connor her model Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 45m J Sotomayor takes public role to show how she has overcome issues to help others. @UCILaw #SCOTUS Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 48m J Sotomayor did not anticipate how great a burden it feels to be on court of last resort. @UCILaw #SCOTUS Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 50m J Sotomayor feels part of conversation even when she dissents on Court. @UCILaw #SCOTUS Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 51m J Sotomayor says we don’t have a wide variety of life experiences on current Court. @UCILaw #SCOTUS Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 53m J Sotomayor: Background affects not necessarily judicial outcome but how opinions or dissents get written. @UCILaw Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 55m Background of Justice sensitizes to human condition, J Sotomayor says talks of her cert statement on racist prosecutor case. @UCILaw Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 57m J Sotomayor says she’s asked an awful lot how background affects how she decides cases. Look at law and facts Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 59m J Sotomayor says Perry Mason taught her that judge was most important person in the room. Inspired her to be judge Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 1h You have to be spontaneous if you want to develop your life — J Sotomayor to@UCILaw students. Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 1h J Sotomayor: you should be looking for a job which gives value to you Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 1h J Sotomayor to @UCILaw students on career: Don’t opt for the golden handcuffs. We get adjusted to way of life that requires money. Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 1h J Sotomayor drawn to law by Nancy Drew, perry Mason–but not Hardy Boys. Diabetes prevented law enforcement career. @UCILaw Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 1h J Sotomayor told Pres Obama that she would still be happy if she was not chosen for #SCOTUS @UCILaw Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 1h J Sotomayor says “it became a need for me” to figure out “who Sonia was” leading her to write book before Court could change her @UCILaw Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 1h Dean Chemerinsky jokingly suggests he should question J Sotomayor with 8 of his colleagues on stage @UCILaw Expand Reply Delete Favorite Rick Hasen @rickhasen 2h Hoping to live tweet some of #SCOTUS Justice Sotomayor’s remarks in conversation w/ @UCILaw‘s Erwin Chemerinksy beginning 12:15 pm PST Share this: