Ask Judge Sotomayor
So, we have a nominee in the pipeline. Now what? The confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice does not happen overnight. In fact, it takes an average of 72 days for a nominee to go from being named to being confirmed. (If your knowledge on the judicial nominations process is a bit rusty, check out the RAC's one page summary of the nominations process and the ways that you can have an impact.)
The next major landmark in the process will be the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Judge Sotomayor's nomination.
The hearing is a chance for Senators, after reviewing Judge Sotomayor's record and her opinions in various cases, to ask her questions about her approach to the law and her stances on various legal issues.
And, it is a chance for the American public, via these Senators, to pose questions to Judge Sotomayor. That is why the RAC has set up a website (www.askjudgesotomayor.com) where you can submit questions that you want members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to ask Judge Sotomayor during her hearing. We will compile all of the questions that are submitted and communicate with the Committee to be sure that some of them are raised. Please submit any questions that you would like raised and forward the link to friends who are also interested in finding out more about Judge Sotomayor.
Also, check out this great article from yesterday's print edition of the Chicago Tribune (an expanded version of a blog post about the RAC on the Tribune's site earlier this week), highlighting the RAC's work on judicial nominations and enumerating the reasons why other religious organizations should get involved!