Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today released the following statement on President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States:

“I am extremely pleased with President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.  In her three-decade career in the law, Judge Sotomayor has shown an unwavering commitment to justice and a great respect for the values on which our nation was founded.

“Prior to being appointed to the District Court for the Southern District of New York by President George H.W. Bush, Judge Sotomayor developed expertise in criminal law as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan and in civil law as a corporate litigator in private practice.  President Clinton recognized Judge Sotomayor’s intellectual prowess and integrity by promoting her to the Second Circuit.  Indeed, Judge Sotomayor offers more federal judicial experience to the Supreme Court than any justice in the past hundred years, and more overall judicial experience than any justice in the past seventy.

“Judge Sonia Sotomayor will bring a keen intelligence, a deep understanding of the real world and an unparalleled breadth of experience to the Supreme Court, and I look forward to her confirmation by the Senate.”

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.