What Is The Impact Of Sotomayor Speech On Supreme Court Justice

Sonia Sotomayor, a supreme court nominee, in her speech to the Senate Judiciary Committee speaks about the struggles of her childhood and how she has gotten to this point in her career. She explains her previous jobs such as being a trial judge for several years, and how that has improved her ability to implement the law. The purpose of Sotomayor’s speech is to persuade the Senate Judiciary Committee as well as the people of the United States to support her in becoming the next Supreme Court Justice. Sotomayor utilizes ethos, pathos, as well as an optimistic tone in order to convince the audience that she is the best candidate for the next supreme court justice.

In order to convince the audience to support her endeavour to become the first

Throughout her years of experience as a district attorney or appellate judge, Sotomayor has not only paid attention to the set outcomes of her decision such as winning or losing, but Sotomayor has taken the time to understand the

Within the text, Sotomayor explains how she has worked hard to get into prestigious schools, and how she has gotten to this point in her career despite having to face adversity. Sotomayor declares, “My father a factory worker with a third grade education, passed away when I was nine years old. On her own, my mother raised my brother and me” (21). By explaining the Sotomayor had lost her father at such a young age , yet was still able to make it into prestigious schools such as Princeton and Yale, the audience will feel empathy towards Sotomayor since she lost her father at such a young age, yet was still able to pass over such adversity. Within the speech, Sotomayor is able to utilize the audience’s empathy in order to persuade them that she is an optimal candidate for next supreme court justice, Sotomayor also uses an optimistic tone when convincing the senate judiciary committee that she is the best candidate for supreme court