Justice Sotomayor Reveals Her Nickname for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

-I want to ask this -- You know, and, again, we can't talk about when you and your colleagues talk about cases that are before the Supreme Court. But I think one thing that's fascinating to people like myself who don't understand the workings of the court -- what do you talk about when you're on break? What do you talk about -- Is it true that you have lunch together? -After every argument and after every conference on Friday. And what do other people talk about when they're not talking about business? The movies, books, the family, whose child is behaving and who child is misbehaving. We talk like anyone else. -When you talk about movies, is it always that five people like it and four don't? Do you ever -- Are there ever unanimous opinions on movies? -Well, for a different reason, there isn't. There are some people on the court who don't really look at movies. -Yeah, right. -And there are other people on the court, like one of my colleagues who speaks French -- So, when he's seen a French movie, I can't watch it and tell him whether I like it or not. -I see. -So --- But, no, not -- Thankfully, not all of us watch the same movies. -That's good. That's probably, I would say, for the best. You -- Ask really quick. You know, obviously, Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- an iconic figure. She had some health scares this year. She is back. How's she doing? And is it -- Is she a good colleague to have? -She's a wonderful colleague to have. [ Cheers and applause ] Every step of the way, for me, that I've been on the court, Justice Ginsburg has been there to welcome me, from my very first day there, where she lent me -- or gave me -- a copy of her bench manual that tells you how she runs her chambers so I didn't have to start from scratch, to the time I issued my first opinion and she sent me a note telling me what a fine opinion it was, to everything else that she does to help my life there on the court. And she's an amazing, brave, woman -- and strong. I call her "The Steel Magnolia." -Oh, that's very nice. -Delicate on the outside, but she has an iron rod behind her. -Well, thank you so much for being here. -Thank you. -And I wish the best to you and all your colleagues. -Thank you. -And this is Justice Sonia Sotomayor, everybody.

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Length: 2min 47sec (167 seconds)

Published: Wed Sep 04 2019