Hispanic Lawmakers Resist Calls on Justice Sotomayor to Retire

Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are preemptively coming to Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s defense, pushing back on the argument that she should step aside to ensure President Joe Biden has the chance to name her successor.

In a social media post from her campaign account, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) said Sotomayor will step aside from the US Supreme Court when she chooses.

“Justice Sotomayor’s decision to retire will be made as a wise Latina, in conversation with her doctor, her family, and her faith, without the interference of politicians who have no idea about her health condition,” she wrote ...