As the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Friday she still feels that she is living in a surreal world, a fantasy world, but at the same time she said she is aware that she has undergone a life-altering experience and has lost the life she used to have.
The Bronx-born native of Puerto Rican descent, who studied at Princeton University and Yale Law School and became the first Latina in the Supreme Court, said she is touched by the outpouring of support from people, but uncomfortable with all the T-shirt, button and coffee cup souvenirs alluding to her “Wise Latina,” remarks.
“I consider myself a judge and when you think of yourself as a judge, you don’t think of yourself as a public figure like celebrities or politicians,” Sotomayor, 55, said during an interview at the Puerto Rico Art Museum. “People are writing books about my life … People who have never even talked to me. It is a very strange experience … My story is something I hope will inspire people without the need of commercialization.”
While she misses her anonymity, her celebrity status has yet to help her find a mate. “I understand from my girlfriends that I’ve been put on a most eligible bachelorette list. I’ll figure that out in time. But right now I pity the man who tries to find a minute in my schedule,” she said.
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