Posted on 09/13/2025 4:38:38 PM PDT by simpson96
Last year, leftist activists repeatedly urged Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire, hoping Biden could appoint a younger liberal replacement. In addition to her age, health concerns were also a factor. Last year, we learned that Sotomayor travels with a medic due to her Type 1 diabetes, an extraordinary precaution that underscores the seriousness of her condition. Records showed she's required medical assistance during travel and regularly carries medical supplies. While she's managed her diabetes since childhood, at her age the physical and emotional toll of serving on a court where she's perpetually outvoted must weigh heavily.
Once again, Sotomayor expressed frustration with her experiences on the Supreme Court with a conservative majority during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she admitted just how difficult it is for her to stomach her conservative colleagues on the bench.
“She taught me to look for the best in people,” Sotomayor said of her mother. “That was the lesson that moment gave me, and it’s one I look for in my colleagues.”
Of course, the justice couldn’t resist making it clear how much she disagrees with the Court’s conservative majority. “I don’t agree with them much. At least not with the majority. And they can be really frustrating. And there are moments when I want to scurry out of the room. But I don’t. And what I look for to maintain our collegiality is the good in them,” she explained.
Sotomayor may insist she’s trying to see the good in her fellow justices, but her remarks show just how deep the ideological divide really runs on today’s Court. While she frames it as collegiality, the underlying message is unmistakable: conservatives are a constant source of frustration for her.
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To bad. So sad. Time to retire. Bye, bye.
Oh no, Katanje Brown is by far the dimmest bulb — there is no competition. If you don’t agree, try reading some of her positions.
I hope she has.
Let Trump appoint a fourth justice. Hell, let him replace Roberts, too.
” Those with really first rate minds on the court must find it difficult to maintain collegiality with her.”
Absolutely.
it must be infuriating.
“my money is on Kagan. “
I doubt she would do it under any Republican administration.
RBG could have retired during Obama’s second term, but she didn’t, only because she thought Hillary would win in 2016, and she’d retire after Hillary took office.
So says the judicial lightweight
Don’t be a Ginsburg. Retire and spend some time with your family. I heard Ruthie always regretted sticking around until they had to come in and take her body out on a gurney.
I know you forgot about the Brown cow.
Yes, rats do scurry.
A piece of meat with two eyes.
Probably owes the deep state too much for all of the affirmative action perks she was gifted throughout her career, and they won’t let her retire now.
If I were her, I wouldn't put up with it any longer. She should retire immediately.
If you have type 1 diabetes and are still morbidly obese, you are probably the second stupidest SC Justice. The Kentanji idiot is still the DOAT.
Cue Curly Bill
IF she retires that would be the time for Trump to propose a 15 member SCOUTS. The left has been threatening this every time that a) a majority vote goes against them and b) they gain enough power to do it.
If Trump proposes it during his tenure they will be happy to codify the 9 number rather than give Trump the opportunity to put 6 more (7 if she retires) on the SC. It will take away their threats for the future to load up the SC. (11 or 13 will also work.)
Be gone, wise Latino.
Probably doesn’t like the stink of Ketanji. Probably jealous of loosing her position as the stupidest jurist as well
Hopefully she’ll need to retire, next week works for me. Trump can then nominate Matt Gatze to take her place.
hold her beer
err.............malt liquor
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