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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Sotomayor asks more questions in an hour than Thomas has In years

Huffington Post First Posted: 10- 6-09 10:57 AM | Updated: 10- 6-09 11:16 AM

 The Supreme Court's newest justice, Sonia Sotomayor, made her presence felt as the court began its new term. 

The Supreme Court began its new term Monday by indicating a willingness to limit how long a suspect's request for a lawyer should remain valid. The newest Justice Sonia Sotomayor wasted little time in letting her voice be heard by questioning the lawyers.

Just how vocal was Sotomayor? According to one observer she managed to ask more questions in an hour than the extremely reticent Clarence Thomas has asked "over the course of several years."

In the two cases on the docket, she asked as many questions and made as many comments as Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. The only sign of her newness was that she would sometimes forget to turn on her microphone before posing a question. A voice activated microphone would probably work well for her.

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/06/sotomayor-asks-more-quest_n_310988.html

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