U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday night that the lack of diversity in race, gender and background poses a “huge danger” to the judiciary, both federal and state. She also slammed the legal profession for perpetuating the glass ceiling, asserting that the number of minority partners in law firms is “dismally small.”
Sotomayor made her comments in an otherwise upbeat appearance at American University Washington College of Law, regaling more than 200 students with stories about her upbringing in the Bronx and her love of dance and biking. She said that after being “chained to my desk” for the first years of her tenure on the court, she bought a bicycle in September and is exploring the Tidal Basin, Crescent and Mt. Vernon trails, among others.
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