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Will Sotomayor be confirmed by the Senate?

Settled as Yes

Background: President Barack Obama has nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, to replace retiring Justice David Souter. To take her place as a US Supreme Court Judge she must first be confirmed by the Senate.

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Forecast history %

Yes

99%

Settled as Yes on Thu 6th Aug 11:23am PST

Activity: H$119,624
Predictions: 84
Comments: 6

Suspend date: Fri 7th Aug 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Thu 6th Aug 11:23am PST

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 75%

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Created Tue 26th May 7:25pm PST by

carpet Level 12, Guru (H$26,103)

Settled as 'Yes' Thu 6th Aug 11:23am PST by

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Predictions (84)

15 weeks ago

towani Level 1, Newbie (H$668)

predicted Yes (H$263 at 99%)

15 weeks ago

flexiblemarkers Level 1, Newbie (H$22)

predicted Yes (H$1,010 at 99%)

15 weeks ago

ronlabuz Level 1, Newbie (H$42)

predicted Yes (H$7,400 at 98%)

16 weeks ago

rgroh1 Level 9, Expert (H$7,702)

predicted Yes (H$100 at 98%)

16 weeks ago

zzaveri Level 7, Pro (H$3,269)

predicted Yes (H$100 at 97%)

Comments (6)

fingers_of_fury Level 18, Megadubber (H$2,425,216)

As a Judge or Legislator? She chose the wrong career path... but I don\'t think she\'ll let that stop her.

posted 25 weeks ago

fingers_of_fury Level 18, Megadubber (H$2,425,216)

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posted 25 weeks ago

carpet Level 12, Guru (H$26,103)

As a judge. The odds for her confirmation are fairly high, but others have pulled out or faltered at the final hurdle before!

posted 25 weeks ago

Erik

\"All of the legal defense funds out there, they\'re looking for people out there with court of appeals experience, because court of appeals is where policy is made.\" - Sonia Sotomayor

posted 25 weeks ago

Erik

Sotomayor: Wise Latina Would Not Have Picked Me

(2009-06-05) — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said today that “if President Obama were a wise Latina woman, with the richness of her experiences, he would have picked a less controversial court nominee.”

Judge Sotomayor said she doesn’t blame the president for his unwise choice, “after all, as a black male, he can’t be expected to demonstrate much more wisdom than he has so far. He’s certainly sharper than a white male, but the fact remains that he’s male, and has no discernible Latino heritage.”...

http://www.scrappleface.com/?p=3756

posted 24 weeks ago

notablenotices [Power User]

She will get in - the communist party has endorsed her now:
http://pww.org/article/articleview/15998/

"... Demand Senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor ..."

posted 22 weeks ago