Supreme Court Justice Research Paper

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court of the land. “Supreme Court decisions help shape the law of the land” (Winter, 2009). The Supreme Court of the United States is composed of 9 Justices. The United States Supreme Court ensures that the President of the United States, Congress, and state governments are adhering to the articles of the United States Constitution. “The Supreme Court has original, or trial, jurisdiction only in rare instances (set forth in Article III, Section2, of the Constitution). Only rarely does a case originate at the Supreme Court level. Most of the Court’s work is as an appellate court. It has appellate authority over cases decided by the U.S. courts of appeals, as well as over some cases
If a case reaches the United States Supreme Court the rulings are the final judgements. Justices of the United States Supreme Court are nominated by the President of the United States and Senate must approve the nomination. For one to become a Justice of the United States Supreme Court there are no official qualifications. Such as age, citizenship, education, etc. United States Supreme Court Justices hold their office as long as they choose unless they are impeached. Currently all 9 Supreme Court Justice Seats are filled. There are 6 men and 3 women currently serving as United States Supreme Court Justices. John G. Roberts, Jr currently serves as the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Anthony M. Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, Jr, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Neil M. Gorsuch currently serve as Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court. This paper is intended to explore the life of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and accomplishments she have made while serving as a
Sotomayor’s odds were against her as a little girl however she didn’t allow the hand she had been dealt to determine her destination. Sotomayor faced many adversities however she never gave up. Today Sotomayor is known for being a very outspoken and straight forward Justice. Sotomayor have been criticized for being a racist and she’s known for being firm with lawyers. Sotomayor’s’ expectations of lawyers are high. She expect lawyers to be prepared when they come in front of her. Sotomayor is known for her trust in the judicial process despite her upfront attitude. In a 2001 speech Sotomayor stated “Each day on the bench I learn something new about the judicial process and about being a professional Latina woman in a world that sometimes looks at me with suspicion. I can and do aspire to be greater than the sum total of my experiences but I accept my limitations. I willingly accept that we who judge must not deny the differences resulting from experience and heritage, but attempt, as the Supreme Court suggests, continuously to judge when those opinions, sympathies and prejudices are appropriate” (Stolberg,