Judge Sonia Sotomayor Is An Activist Judge

May 4, 2009 by Orlando
Filed under News and Opinion

Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor admits she is an activist judge where she can “make law.” She is considered a leading contender to replace David Souter on the Supreme Court and spoke at a panel at Duke University Law School in 2005. She is responding to a question on the pros and cons of different types of judicial clerkships.