Sotomayor serving 10th Circuit

APTOPIX Obama Supreme CourtU.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor didn’t earn the confirmation votes of the senators from Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah or Wyoming, but she is now the court’s designated “circuit justice” for the U.S. 10th Circuit, which includes those states as well as Colorado and New Mexico.
That will make her the justice to receive and perhaps decide certain emergency requests from the Denver-based 10th Circuit, including restraining orders and stays of execution. She’ll also participate in the 10th Circuit’s annual conferences. Though she replaced Justice David Souter on the bench, she is replacing Justice Stephen Breyer as the circuit justice.

6 Comments

  1. Regular
    Posted August 26, 2009 at 9:31 am | Permalink

    Well phew! Knowing that only restraining orders and executions would be decided by the ‘Soda Mare’ I can rest easy.

    I thought it would be something important like adjudicating from the bench!

  2. GMC70
    Posted August 26, 2009 at 9:33 am | Permalink

    Welcome aboard, Madam Justice.

  3. lindainks55
    Posted August 26, 2009 at 9:52 am | Permalink

    I feel honored to have her wisdom and experience added to the judicial process. It has a very special meaning for me and I’m humbled by what can be accomplished in our great country.

  4. littlejohn
    Posted August 26, 2009 at 10:31 am | Permalink

    May you do well, madame justice.

  5. Jed
    Posted August 26, 2009 at 1:03 pm | Permalink

    Dear Madam Justice,
    Since you’re doing executions and restraining orders for our area, could I request that you slip in an extra one for Regular (see above)? I don’t really care which one you choose, but either one would be nice.

  6. Cynical
    Posted August 26, 2009 at 11:21 pm | Permalink

    She is an incompetent racist and should be removed from the bench