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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (112157)	5/29/2009 12:13:08 PM
From: Katelew	Respond to of 541627

Sonia Sotamayor has gone from living in an inner city housing project with a single mother to the halls of Ivy and way beyond. I think her life experiences are far richer than ours. I think her judgement, everything else being equal (which they aren't) have far more validity. Mary, that's exactly what jumped out at me and made me smile.....that rich variety of life experiences. How valuable for an individual who must weigh all POVs when tackling that 5% of judicial decisions that can't be determined by legal precedent.

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (112157)	5/29/2009 2:01:15 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541627

I think her life experiences are far richer than ours. I think her judgement, everything else being equal (which they aren't) have far more validity. Did I offer some opinion about the nomination to warrant that rant? No, I didn't. As for her judgment, I have no clue whether it is better or worse than mine and you don't know either. If you think, though, that quality of judgment is a function of having had a collection of experiences, I think you've missed the boat. Experiences do inform our judgment. It is one of many data inputs. Skill in the process of making judgments is quite another matter.