Full Text of SR0306 096th General Assembly
SR0306 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated | 3 |
| Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the | 4 |
| Second Circuit to serve as a Justice of the United States | 5 |
| Supreme Court; and
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| WHEREAS, President Barack Obama has demonstrated excellent | 7 |
| vision in nominating a Hispanic with such deep experience to | 8 |
| the United States Supreme Court; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Judge Sotomayor's upbringing serves as an | 10 |
| inspiration to all, with a life story that includes being | 11 |
| raised by a single mother from Puerto Rico in public housing in | 12 |
| Bronx, New York; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Judge Sotomayor attended Princeton University and | 14 |
| graduated summa cum laude; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Judge Sotomayor graduated from Yale Law School, | 16 |
| where she served as editor of the Yale Law Journal; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, In 1978, Judge Sotomayor served as Assistant | 18 |
| District Attorney in New York, fearlessly and effectively | 19 |
| prosecuting dozens of criminal cases; and |
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| WHEREAS, In 1984, Judge Sotomayor served as a partner in a | 2 |
| prestigious law firm in New York, primarily representing | 3 |
| prominent corporations engaged in international business; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, In 1992, Judge Sotomayor was appointed by | 5 |
| President George H.W. Bush to serve on the United States | 6 |
| District Court for the Southern District of New York; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, In 1998, Judge Sotomayor was appointed by | 8 |
| President Bill Clinton to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals | 9 |
| for the Second Circuit, the first Hispanic to serve on the | 10 |
| Second Circuit, one of the most demanding circuits in the | 11 |
| nation; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Judge Sotomayor has more federal judicial | 13 |
| experience than any nominee in the last 100 years; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, If confirmed, Judge Sotomayor's ascension to the | 15 |
| United States Supreme Court would represent a monumental step | 16 |
| for America and a better reflection of our national diversity, | 17 |
| as she would be the first Hispanic and only the third woman in | 18 |
| history to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court; therefore, | 19 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Judge |
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| Sotomayor for this incredible honor and thank her for serving | 2 |
| as a role model to all Americans, but particularly women and | 3 |
| Latinas; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we congratulate our President and former | 5 |
| colleague Barack Obama for his wisdom in selecting Judge | 6 |
| Sotomayor; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we call upon the United States Senate to | 8 |
| confirm Judge Sotomayor after full and fair consideration of | 9 |
| her long and distinguished career, consistent with the Senate's | 10 |
| constitutional obligation to fully and properly review all | 11 |
| judicial nominees submitted by the President of the United | 12 |
| States; and be it further | 13 |
| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Judge Sonia Sotomayor and all members of the | 15 |
| United States Senate.
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