Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice, by Joan Biskupic
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"I knew she'd be trouble."
So quipped Antonin Scalia about Sonia Sotomayor at the Supreme Court's annual end-of-term party in 2010. It's usually the sort of event one would expect from such a grand institution, with gentle parodies of the justices performed by their law clerks, but this year Sotomayor decided to shake it up—flooding the room with salsa music and coaxing her fellow justices to dance. It was little surprise in 2009 that President Barack Obama nominated a Hispanic judge to replace the retiring justice David Souter. The fact that there had never been a nominee to the nation's highest court from the nation's fastest growing minority had long been apparent. So the time was ripe—but how did it come to be Sonia Sotomayor? In Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice, the veteran journalist Joan Biskupic answers that question. This is the story of how two forces providentially merged—the large ambitions of a talented Puerto Rican girl raised in the projects in the Bronx and the increasing political presence of Hispanics, from California to Texas, from Florida to the Northeast—resulting in a historical appointment. And this is not just a tale about breaking barriers as a Puerto Rican. It's about breaking barriers as a justice. Biskupic, the author of highly praised judicial biographies of Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, now pulls back the curtain on the Supreme Court nomination process, revealing the networks Sotomayor built and the skills she cultivated to go where no Hispanic has gone before. We see other potential candidates edged out along the way. And we see how, in challenging tradition and expanding our idea of a justice (as well as expanding her public persona), Sotomayor has created tension within and without the court's marble halls. As a Supreme Court justice, Sotomayor has shared her personal story to an unprecedented degree. And that story—of a Latina who emerged from tough times in the projects not only to prevail but also to rise to the top—has even become fabric for some of her most passionate comments on matters before the Court. But there is yet more to know about the rise of Sonia Sotomayor. Breaking In offers the larger, untold story of the woman who has been called "the people's justice."
Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice, by Joan Biskupic- Amazon Sales Rank: #625103 in eBooks
- Published on: 2014-10-07
- Released on: 2014-10-07
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Review "A balanced but also admiring portrait of a Latina, a jurist and a trailblazer." ---Kirkus
About the Author Joan Biskupic writes for USA Today and is a frequent guest on PBS's Washington Week. She previously wrote for the Washington Post. Biskupic earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, and she lives in Washington, D.C.Carrington MacDuffie is a recording artist, writer, and voice actor who has narrated over 100 audiobooks and received numerous AudioFile Earphones awards and 6 Audie finalists. Her original audiobook of poetry and music, Many Things Invisible, was nominated for an Audie in 2 categories. Kliatt says, 'MacDuffie's reading is amazing.'
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful. "I knew she'd be trouble." -- Antonin Scalia By takingadayoff The emphasis on politics is what stands out most in Breaking In, as its subtitle suggests -- The Politics of Justice and the Rise of Sonia Sotomayor. Journalist Joan Biskupic, who has covered the Supreme Court since 1989, looks at how Sonia Sotomayor rose from childhood in the projects of the Bronx to become a justice on the Supreme Court.It's a good story, but one that's been told in Sotomayor's autobiography, as well as in numerous news reports at the time of her nomination to the Court. Biskupic runs through it quickly, not slowing down until she gets to where Sotomayor's career started taking off. It was never a straightforward trajectory, there were ups and downs, victories and setbacks.What struck me most was how political her road to the Supreme Court was, and how it was quite typical in that respect. She was noticed early on by Senators Alphonse D'Amato (R-NY) and Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) as a future prospect for high court. As her circle of acquaintances grew, thanks in large part to her initiative in reaching out to help Hispanic community groups, she became a more attractive prospect for Supreme Court, especially as both Democrats and Republicans realized the political benefits of nominating a Latino for the post.Paying back political favors, holding up congressional votes until some concession is made, the timing of elections, it all goes into the equation. The candidate has to be known to the powers that be, so shrinking violets can forget it. Luck plays a big role as well.The good news seems to be that since it's a lifetime appointment, once the politics of getting selected and approved have been accomplished, the justice is free to stop playing politics and consider cases on their legal merits. That's why you see justices who were thought to be reliably conservative or liberal defying expectations.Breaking In is a short (230 page) and punchy look at Sotomayor's path to the Supreme Court and her most notable decisions so far.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Nicely complements the Justice's autobiography. By Ronald H. Clark This turned out to be a somewhat different book than I had anticipated. I had read with great benefit the author's two judicial biographies on Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Antonin Scalia, so I assumed that this book would be another judicial biography. In fact, it is something quite different, and I am glad it is. In her own words (at p. 7), the author declares, "Rather than biography,it examines the cultural and political shifts that merged with Sotomayor's life and led to her appointment." This is not to say there is not a good deal of biographical material here--but its focus is far broader. The Justice's well-received autobiography, "My Beloved World," opened to me the story of Puerto Ricans in America, both the good and the challenging. It was an important education for me. This book is concerned with the political, social, and economic factors, coupled with Sotomayor's own incredible drive and talents, that she maneuvered through to secure her Supreme Court appointment. That is, why was she right for the times when the Court vacancy arose? For those really interested in the Justice, I recommend that the two books be read in conjunction.Particularly interesting is the discussion of Puerto Rican interest groups dedicated to promoting the appointment and advancement of Hispanic candidates for the judiciary. The author recounts how years of effort had preceded Sotomayor's arrival on the scene. Judge Jose Cabranes in the opinion of many had the best chances for the Court--yet he aged out of contention because of the lack of Hispanic political muscle. Political factors were clearly at work in the denial of a D.C. Circuit seat to Miguel Estrada, which the author discusses in a highly insightful chapter.Yet Sotomayor made it and why this is so constitutes the central recurring theme of the book. Once again, the book reminds us of how bizarre sometimes the process of selecting nominees for the Court can be, especially in these days of intense partisan warfare. One need only read John Dean's book on Nixon's selection of Rehnquist (whose name he could not even remember at times) to see a further example. Here the author effectively traces the final competition between Sotomayor, Judge Diane Wood, and Elena Kagan to secure President Obama's nod for the nomination. Confidential letter writing to the White House; activating long-term contacts with White House and DOJ staffers; the use of published articles and books (I had forgotten about Jeffrey Rosen's harsh "New Republic" appraisal of Sotomayor) all played a role here. Sotomayor's offhand "wise Latina" statement and its impact is thoroughly reviewed by the author. The famous "Ricci" firefighter qualification case, where Sotomayor's Second Circuit panel was accused of devoting insufficient attention or analysis before denying the appeal, also played a role in the nomination battle. And of course, facing some confrontational GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee injected yet further unusual elements into the process.In short, the Justice's autobiography is her view of her challenging pathway to the Court, focusing as it should upon her own battles, talents, and successes. This book is concerned with the environment in which Sotomayor developed from a poor Bronx childhood, into degrees from Princeton and Yale Law, a stint in Robert Morganthau's district attorney's office, years in private practice, and her appointments to the Southern District of New York and the Second Circuit (some 17 years worth of judicial experience). But why her time had come had much to do with the context of what was going on external to her own efforts--the increasing political influence of Hispanics; the particular outlook of Obama; her contacts, colleagues, and other influential supporters. This book melds the personal Sotomayor together with the context of American politics to fully explain how she made the leap to the Court.The book cover a lot of ground in 260 pages. There are helpful end notes; a brief selective bibliography; some pictures and illustrations; and a helpful index. I only wish that the author had chosen to discuss a few more Court cases, but the ones she discusses are certainly important, though it is hard to say how representative they are of the Justice's oral argument techniques and ability to influence her colleagues. The book also raises the issue implicitly as to whether the Justice is too publicly active outside the Court, or just a much-needed breath of fresh air in a stodgy old institution. Quite a masterful study that adds much to our understanding of this most unique Justice who has a long career ahead of her.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A Good Brief Account of Sotomayor's Career Before and After Joining the Supreme Court By timcon1964 With Breaking In, Joan Biskupic provides a concise readable sequel to Sonia Sotomayor’s autobiographical My Beloved World (2014). Biskupic, who has a law degree as well as journalistic training, has covered the Supreme Court since 1989 for several news organizations, and has published a number of books about the high court. Among these are biographies of Antonin Scalia and Sandra Day O’Connor. And, whereas her biography of Scalia appeared 23 years after he joined the Court career, and her biography of O’Connor appeared 24 years after O’Connor joined the Court career (O’Connor retired the year after the publication of Biskupic’s book), Breaking In was released only 5 years after Sotomayor was named to the Court. Although more time must pass before anyone can write a definitive account of Sotomayor’s career, widespread interest in her personal story and her judicial opinions up to this time justify the sort of preliminary description we find in Breaking In.Biskupic’s book may be divided into three sections. The first traces Sotomayor’s life up to the time she was first considered for appointment to the federal bench. This section is largely a recapitulation of what Sotomayor wrote in her own book, but it is nonetheless worth reading because it draws on various other sources.The second section, the longest in the book, provides the back story on the selection of Sotomayor as a judge for the District Court for the Southern District of New York and as a Justice for the Supreme Court. Biskupic’s account reveals how the selection process depends on academic training, legal experience, judicial philosophy, ethnicity, networking, influential advocates, timing, and sheer luck. Biskupic devotes two chapters to concerns that arose when Sotomayor was under consideration for the Supreme Court. The first deals with Sotomayor’s comment that a “wise Latina” might reach a better decision than a white male (in fact, her comment reflected the “hope,” and not necessarily the expectation, that this would be the case). The second describes Sotomayor’s role in the Ricci case (in which white New Haven firefighters sued city officials who threw out the results of promotional tests that were deemed to be discriminatory).The third section is devoted to Sotomayor’s performance as a Supreme Court justice. Her courtroom demeanor antagonized some lawyers and some of her fellow justices. She was noted for directing sharp questions at attorneys, occasionally interrupting other justices to do so. She sometimes seemed less interested than other justices in persuasion and consensus, and was quite willing to write lone opinions. Biskupic discusses Sotomayor’s role in cases involving corporate spending in political campaigns, gun ownership, immigration, a suspect’s right to remain silent during police interrogation, affirmative action, and voting rights. After considering the implications of digital technology, Sotomayor suggested that such technology might necessitate special vigilance to protect personal privacy from government intrusion. Sotomayor has been on the Supreme Court for only a few years, but these years may prefigure her future decisions.In writing Breaking In, Biskupic could have relied exclusively on books, periodical articles, and newspaper accounts. Instead, she has delved into archival records, manuscript collections, Congressional hearings, and court decisions, and interviewed some of the major players in these events. The extent of her research is suggested by the fact that this 274-page book includes 25 pages of notes. Occasionally, there is a statement for which no source is cited, but this may be the fault of the copy-editor, rather than the author. Another concern is that the Internet sites cited in some notes may not be available some years in the future. Biskupic’s book features 8 pages of photographs, and contains a good 14-page index. This is a brief but valuable description of the inner workings of our government.
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