Judge Sotomayor Isn’t Mean

Kudos to Nina Totenberg for her fantastic NPR piece this morning taking on the sexist criticisms of Judge Sotomayor’s questioning style. We’ve all heard the reports that Judge Sotomayor is a bully, aggressive, or intimidating on the bench. In her piece, “Is Sonia Sotomayor Mean?,” Totenberg compares the style and frequency of Sotomayor’s questions in recent arguments with those of her male colleagues. Not only were Sotomayor’s questions comparable to those posed by her male colleagues on the Second Circuit, but her questions were not any tougher than those heard at the Supreme Court.

Listen to the piece: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105343155