High court’s Sotomayor, Barrett try to persuade each other
Two of the Supreme Court justices who disagree most often on the outcomes of cases say they both still try hard to persuade each other, and sometimes succeed. Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Amy Coney Barrett made the comments in a pretaped conversation made public for the first time Thursday evening.
“I think one of the wonders of being on the Supreme Court is my knowing that every single one of my colleagues is equally passionate about the Constitution, our system of government and getting it right as I am. We may disagree on how to get there, and we often do, but that doesn’t mean that I look at them and say, `You’re bad people.’ I accept that it is a difference of opinion,” Sotomayor said.
The two also talked about ways the court, currently divided 6-3 between conservatives and liberals, works to foster collegiality. They celebrate birthdays with a toast and round of “Happy Birthday,” shake every other justice’s hand when they get together and eat lunch together, where a rule is that they can’t talk about work. Sotomayor noted she’s been absent from those lunches because of concerns about the coronavirus.
Sotomayor, a former trial judge, talked about the importance of jury service, however, calling it “one of the few responsibilities we are asked to undertake as citizens.” “I get a lot of people and friends call me and say: `I just got a jury notice. Can you get me of it?’ And my answer is no I can’t, but I don’t want to.”
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