Blog #4

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=296401

The article I chose to read and then comment on is called "Locally, Latinos still under-represented on bench," written by Rob Olmsted, a member of the Daily Herald staff.  This article was not really on Sonia Sotomayor's biography, but rather, it was about how her appointment could affect the local courts.  The author only used quotes from people that supported her nomination.  This article also focused more on the fact of her being Latino, rather than a female.  

The author clearly wants equal representation of the citizens of the United States when he says "She would comprise about 11.1 percent of the court while Hispanics make up about 15.4 percent of the nation.  If only things were so easy at the local level."  

The quotes the author used from people he interviewed did not talk about her ideology, but rather about her race, and the fact that "In the U.S., Hispanics are "the second-largest and fastest-growing population ... so I think it's very appropriate for President (Barack) Obama to take that into consideration," said Meza".  Meza also mentioned that if they can find qualified Hispanics for the U.S. Supreme Court, they should have more Hispanics in the local courts.

The article also mentions her achievements, being raised by a single mother in housing projects, and attending Yale and Princeton.  Many of the people mentioned in the article hoped that her nomination to the court will influence others, specifically Hispanics, to join the courts.