Patrick Leahy has set the date of July 13 for the start of the Sotomayor confirmation hearings.

Patrick Leahy has set the date of July 13 for the start of the Sotomayor confirmation hearings. With the numerous number decisions I would have expected to take a bit longer to start the hearings. There is plenty of time before the October session. I hope Sen. Leahy showed some consideration for Judge Sotomayor and conferred with her about the date. She may not have every case she has done on the top of her head, and she needs time to examine each case. Does she have enough time to prepare the answers she will be asked? It not just the people asking the question who will need time, she needs the time to review her prior decisions.
Alito v Sotomayor
Two key differences between what Alito said in his confirmation hearing and what Sotomayor has said.
1. Alito never said he would come up with a better decision. She would need to present the point that its not a issue of race but that Wisdom with experience leads to better decisions. Experience without wisdom, does not lead to a good decision and Wisdom alone may be better than experience alone but is still not as good as a person with both Wisdom and Experience.
2. We do not hear her saying what Alito said. Which is “And so it's my job to apply the law. It's not my job to change the law or to bend the law to achieve any result.” She needs to express a similar view. Other wise it would seem she would be bias and not objective.