August 14, 2009
Amidst the excitement of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, Jenny Rivera gave numerous interviews to the media about Judge Sotomayor and the significance of the nomination. Professor Rivera served as a law clerk to the judge in the Southern District of New York Federal Court from 1993-1994. Professor Rivera appeared on PBS’ News Hour with Gwen Ifill, NBC’s Nightly News with Brian Williams, CNN en Español, and NY1 Noticias to comment on Judge Sotomayor’s background and her abilities to represent a more diverse perspective while on the Supreme Court bench. During the hearings she also appeared on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and CBS News for an analysis of the hearings’ opening day. Prof. Jenny Rivera is the Founding Director of CUNY Law’s Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality (CLORE).
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- View the clips from CNN en Español 1 | 2
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- View the clip from Democracy Now!
- View the clip from CBS News (segment begins at 30:10)
More with Jenny on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination below:
- Queens is proud of Sotomayor (Queens Courier)
- Profiling: Judging While Latina (Op-Ed, Santa Barbar News-Press)
- Senator Menendez and Hispanic Lawyers Comment on Sotomayor Hearing (Senate Democrats)
- Diversity a touchy topic at Sotomayor hearings (LA Times)
- Life Lessons from Judge Sotomayor (CUNY Radio)
- Of Pride and Prejudice: Latinos celebrate a milestone that Judge Sotomayor’s critics struggle to understand
(Newsweek) - NY Judge Rises From Bronx Projects to Supreme Court Nominee (WNYC)
- Identity Politics Central To Sotomayor Hearings (NPR)
- Judge’s Mentor: Part Guide, Part Foil (NY Times)
- Op-Ed: What Does It Take To Be Confirmed To The Supreme Court? by Jenny Rivera
- Sonia Sotomayor Attacks Don’t Hold Water (Politico.com)
- Sotomayor’s Law Clerks Sing Her Praises (National Law Journal)
- The Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor (Legal Talk Network)
- Brian Lehrer Live (CUNY TV)
- Obama’s Supreme Court pick Sonia Sotomayor never forgot her Bronx roots (NY Daily News)
- Who is Sonia Sotomayor? Personal Views (WNYC)
- The Jurisprudence of Judge Sotomayor (WNYC)
- N.Y. Federal Judge Likely on Shortlist (Washington Post)
- A Latina Justice? (Latino USA)
