Press Release: LULAC Congratulates Senate Judiciary Committee for Vote on Sotomayor.

Senate votes overwhelmingly in favor of confirmation, making Sotomayor the third woman and the first Hispanic to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

July 28, 2009

Contact: Lizette Jenness Olmos
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Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens, the largest and oldest Hispanic civil rights organization in the country, applauds the Senate Judiciary Committee for voting in favor of Judge Sotomayor’s confirmation.
 
“We want to applaud the Senate Judiciary Committee for the vote today,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. “This is a great day in the history of the United States. This is the first Latina ever on the Supreme Court. She serves as a great role model and will have a tremendous impact on Latinas and women across the nation. In America, all things are possible.”

Almost 2,000 people attended hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room and millions more saw it, read about it and listened to it. President Obama was right when he said she will bring experience and wisdom accumulated during all her years of hard work.
 
Judge Sotomayor received the highest rating from the American Bar Association. She has the temperament for the job. She has more federal judicial experience than anyone nominated to the court in the last 100 years. Judge Sotomayor’s 17-year judicial record demonstrates that she has been able to listen with an open mind and has worked in a bipartisan fashion. She cautiously reviews and follows precedents as justice requires.
 
LULAC’s National Assembly adopted a national resolution in favor of her nomination and held a watch party for Sotomayor during the LULAC National Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The League of United Latin American Citizens advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide.

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