In My Opinion: An Appellate Judge's Point of View
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With all the talk about Judge Sotomayor and her place on the political/legal spectrum, the vast majority of news and commentary focuses on her written opinions and her speeches. What about the opinions of the court in which she was a member of the panel but not the author of the opinion? Of course the opinions of her colleagues reveal nothing about her writing ability or style or her depth of reasoning or even her sense of humor --- but don't they say a lot about her point of view? In fact, do they say any less about her point of view than an opinion authored by the judge herself?
