Federal Judiciary

Brennan Center for Justice on Judge Sotomayor’s Record in Constitutional Cases

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

A study by New York University Law School’s Brennan Center for Justice has analyzed 1,194 constitutional cases decided during Judge Sotomayor’s tenure on the Second Circuit and found her to be solidly in the mainstream of the bench. On the Second Circuit, Judge Sotomayor has voted with the majority in 98.2% of constitutional cases and 94% of her constitutional decisions have been unanimous. The Brennan Center’s publication can be downloaded here and the New York Times has a good summary piece here.

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on July 09, 2009 (boomark / email).