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Press Release: LULAC Applauds Obama’s Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court. The Nation’s Largest and Oldest Hispanic Organization Calls for Swift Confirmation of the Nation’s First Latino Supreme Court Justice. May 26, 2009 For more information contact: Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens, the largest and oldest Hispanic civil rights organization in the country applauds President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court. A summa cum laude graduate of Princeton University and an editor of the Yale Law Journal, Sotomayor is an outstanding jurist who has had a long and distinguished career as a public servant, and since 1998, has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Nominated by former President Clinton, Judge Sotomayor received broad bipartisan support in the Senate. Before her appointment to the Second Circuit, she served as a District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York a position for which she was nominated by former President George H.W. Bush and confirmed unanimously by the Senate. Even prior to her tenure on the federal bench, Judge Sotomayor demonstrated her commitment to public service and the rule of law by working as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office. “LULAC is delighted that President Obama has made history by nominating Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court,” stated LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. “Judge Sotomayor is an outstanding nominee with three decades of judicial experience who will be a brilliant Supreme Court justice who serves the nation well. We thank President Obama for making history again by making the first nomination of a Latino to the U.S. Supreme Court.” “The Supreme Court should reflect the diverse population of the United Sates to ensure that our nation’s highest court understands the unique circumstances of all Americans, stated LULAC National Executive Director Brent Wilkes. “President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court brings an outstanding jurist with more experience than any Supreme Court nominee in one hundred years along with the experience of growing up in a low income Latino family.” “LULAC will work hard to ensure that Judge Sotomayor will receive a quick confirmation from the U.S. Senate,” stated Rosales. “Judge Sotomayor has received bipartisan support in the past and we expect strong bipartisan support for her as she stands on the threshold of making history for the Latino community.” The League of United Latin American Citizens advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health, housing and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide. # # # |