Favorite liberal SCOTUS justice

[TDAS04]

Vote.

[NewYorkExpress]

Sotomayor

Her opinion as District Court judge that helped bring Baseball back from the 1994 player's strike was probably her finest moment as a judge at any level.

[Ancestral Republican]

Sotomayor

[😥]

Elena Kagan

[Battista Minola 1616]

I am leaning towards Sonia Sotomayor.

[Reaganfan Democrat]

Kagan

[VPH]

Kagan. I really enjoy reading her concurrences, as she brings this level of nuanced analysis that's lacking from some other justices on both the left and right.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Breyer

[KaiserDave]

All Massive FFs, but I like Breyer

[Tiger08]

Kagan

[Calthrina950]

Kagan, who's probably the best opinion writer on the Court. But I respect Breyer and Sotomayor as well.

[President Johnson]

All are massive FFs, but Stephen Breyer.

[UlmerFudd]

Kagan

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

tough choice between Kagan and Breyer.

[brucejoel99]

Hard choice between Breyer & Sotomayor for me, but I think Breyer probably edges out as the leader here for me, even if - politically speaking - Sotomayor is much closer to my personal hopes/views. Sotomayor's opinions read like, "y'all are f**king naive if you think this is the way the law is actually enforced," & I love that she's the most removed from any ivory tower BS & isn't afraid to talk in detail about how the Court's decisions will impact real people. Breyer's form of pragmatism may be difficult for some, but I think it's ultimately the best counter-point to first Scalia & now Gorsuch's textualism.

[Senator Spark]

Breyer

[Battista Minola 1616]

Hard choice between Breyer & Sotomayor for me, but I think Breyer probably edges out as the leader here for me, even if - politically speaking - Sotomayor is much closer to my personal hopes/views. Sotomayor's opinions read like, "y'all are f**king naive if you think this is the way the law is actually enforced," & I love that she's the most removed from any ivory tower BS & isn't afraid to talk in detail about how the Court's decisions will impact real people. Breyer's form of pragmatism may be difficult for some, but I think it's ultimately the best counter-point to first Scalia & now Gorsuch's textualism.

Am I having a déja-vu or did you write the same exact words about Sotomayor in another post some time ago? Hahaha. I am not sure about the Breyer part instead.

[brucejoel99]

Hard choice between Breyer & Sotomayor for me, but I think Breyer probably edges out as the leader here for me, even if - politically speaking - Sotomayor is much closer to my personal hopes/views. Sotomayor's opinions read like, "y'all are f**king naive if you think this is the way the law is actually enforced," & I love that she's the most removed from any ivory tower BS & isn't afraid to talk in detail about how the Court's decisions will impact real people. Breyer's form of pragmatism may be difficult for some, but I think it's ultimately the best counter-point to first Scalia & now Gorsuch's textualism.

Am I having a déja-vu or did you write the same exact words about Sotomayor in another post some time ago? Hahaha. I am not sure about the Breyer part instead.

Yup! My thoughts on the matter haven't exactly changed or anything lol

As for the worst justice, its easily Sotomayor. She has absolutely nothing to recommend her. Her writing quality is poor, she's showed a willingness to be influenced by disapproving press on the left, and she is unquestionably the biggest partisan hack on the court. Its such a shame, because Obama's other appointee Kagan is one of the best members of the court.

100% disagree. Her opinions read like, "y’all are f**king naive if you think this is the way the law is actually enforced." She's the most removed from any ivory tower BS & isn't afraid to talk in detail about how the Court's decisions will impact real, everyday people.