Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Sotomayor's 8-to-1 ratio of rejecting discrimination claims filed by Blacks raises a major Red Flag !

Judge Sonia Sotomayor ruled against Black plaintiffs seventy-eight times out of a total of ninety six cases that came before her on the Second,United States Court of Appeals.It is quite apparent that Black litigants did not have someone in Judge Sotomayor that favored their claims of racial bias..
I find her rulings in the seventy-eight cases quite troubling and her actions raises many questions that will have to be explored by all members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for greater clarification. Perhaps the Black litigants lost their claims because they were represented by someone like Clarence Thomas. It will be incumbent upon Patrick Leahy,the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee to call some of the Black Charging Parties before his committee to ascertain the true nature of their charges of racial discrimination,in which they appeared before Judge Sotomayor. It is obvious by her rulings that Judge Sotomayor sided with Business and Repondents rather than with the poor Black litigants that came before her on the Second Court Of Appeals. It is my hope that this Obama nominee Sotomayor will not get rubber stamped by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
It appears as though Sonia Sotomayor is a true strict constructionist and perhaps that's why daddy Bush appointed her to the U.S.District Court.
Take the case of the Black female nurse who was seriously injured during her work at a hospital and is forced to take a medical leave of absence.When she returns a year later,she reapplies for new jobs but doesn't get any offers of comparable salary and seniority.For one of the jobs for which she was turned down,two white women with disabilities are chosen.For another job for which she was rejected,a younger white male is hired. This Black female nurse had a severe disability and President Obama's nominee to the high court,Judge Sonia Sotomayor ruled against the Black female. Also note the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC) had ruled in this woman's favor and they issued her a right to sue letter when they were unable to remedy her charge.
Judge Sotomayor's nomination is the type of change we can truly believe in.

2 comments:

Black Buzz said...

Judge Sotomayor has agreed with Republican appointed Judges 95% of the time on appellate decisions. That is cause for great alarm !

Jean Bryant said...

Ron, Thanks for making known Judge Sotomayor's 8-1 record of deciding against black discrimination cases! I truly wasn't aware as the only case that gets publicity is her decision in a case involving black firemen.

I hope more people get familiar with Sotomayor questionable leaning.

Jean Bryant