Update On Judge Sonya (Sonia) Sotomajor's Selection For Supreme Court Vacancy: RNC Chair., Micheal Steele, Takes A "Wait And See" Approach.

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May 26, 2009
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RNC CHAIRMAN STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S NOMINATION OF SONIA SOTOMAYOR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON – REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (RNC) CHAIRMAN MICHAEL STEELE TODAY RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF SONIA SOTOMAYOR.

“REPUBLICANS LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT FEDERAL APPEALS COURT JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR’S THOUGHTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SUPREME COURT’S FIDELITY TO THE CONSTITUTION AND THE RULE OF LAW. SUPREME COURT VACANCIES ARE RARE, WHICH MAKES SONIA SOTOMAYOR’S NOMINATION A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICA TO HAVE A THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE SUPREME COURT IN OUR DAILY LIVES. REPUBLICANS WILL RESERVE JUDGMENT ON SONIA SOTOMAYOR UNTIL THERE HAS BEEN A THOROUGH AND THOUGHTFUL EXAMINATION OF HER LEGAL VIEWS.”