Sotomayor admits conservative Supreme Court colleagues frustrate her, tries to look for 'good' in them

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Stephen Colbert. ”

“She taught me to find the best people,” Sotomayor said of his mother. “That was the lesson I taught me at that moment, and it was a lesson I looked for among my colleagues.”

Sotomayor appeared on Colbert’s show to promote her new children’s book “Just Shine! How to Be Better”.

“I don’t quite agree with them. At least disagree with most people. And they’re really frustrated. Sometimes I want to rush out of the room. But I don’t. Supreme Court Justice continues.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Colbert

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks with host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. (Screen shot/CBS)

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She said her mother was right, adding that “almost” everyone was fine.

Sotomayor also appeared on “View” on Tuesday, warning About “The price we pay” When asked about the Supreme Court overturning the Roe v. Wade case and other debates on the 6-3 Conservative majority.

“Why do you think these decisions are so dangerous to our freedom? What do you think the average American should take away from the warning that seems very prescient?” asked Sotomayor, co-host sunny Hostine.

“As I pointed out, the price we pay is anything that is happening today, it will affect a lot of people. But it will affect your future. It will affect the behavior of future leaders because what we allow today will not be completely repeated tomorrow. It will be different,” Sotomayor began.

Barrett said the Justice “wears black, not red or blue” in response to partisan critics in a Fox News interview

Sotomayor warned that the precedent set by the court could be “very bad” for some people.

“That’s the risk at risk, and every time we change the precedent, we’re changing the outline of what people think of as rights. Once you take that right, consider that there’s more risks in the future. Not only in this case,” she told the co-host on Tuesday.

Sotomayor nominated by the president Barack Obama It was confirmed in 2009. She is one of only three Democratic judges in the current court.

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