[The Louiswu]

" the seat has to be filled by another Hispanic"

Why?

[Verginius Rufus]

I don't think any President would dare replace a Latina with a non-Hispanic white--the outcry would be deafening, plus he could win plaudits for picking a Hispanic reflecting his own philosophy. When Thurgood Marshall retired, was there any chance that George H. W. Bush was going to pick a white man to replace him?

For the future, it's likely there will always be two "black" seats and one "Hispanic" seat on the Supreme Court. Next there will be an Asian seat and perhaps later a Muslim seat.

I think there are only two white males on the Washington State Supreme Court. It could end up something like that on the US Supreme Court. Pandering is the name of the game.