U.S. Supreme Court
Sotomayor Says White House Officials Chose Suit for Her Acceptance Ceremony
Posted Oct 19, 2009 5:55 AM CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
White House officials apparently prefer the color beige.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor told alumni and students at Yale Law School on Saturday that White House officials controlled the nomination process so tightly that they chose the suit she wore for her acceptance ceremony, the New Haven Register reports.
The media was not invited to attend Sotomayor’s speech. One of the attendees, Connecticut State Sen. Ed Meyer told the Register that Sotomayor said she had gone shopping for new clothes to wear for the ceremony, but government officials instead told her to bring five suits for them to choose from.
What was their choice?
According to the Wonkette blog, Sotomayor wore “a tasteful suit in a beige hue” for her swearing in on Aug. 8.
The Yale Daily News has more details of the speech. Sotomayor said the investigation into her background was so intrusive that an FBI agent investigated a parking ticket she had received two years before.
Updated at 8:20 a.m. to include the Yale Daily News article.
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B. McLeod
Oct 19, 2009 6:29 AM CST
Once the nomination is confirmed, a Justice should be (and is) entitled to choose his or her own apparel. The White House needs to back off.
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jose maria
Oct 19, 2009 11:49 PM CST
Does she really think it was wise letting them choose her clothes? I’ve always been suspicious of people who say they are wise. It they say they are happy I’ll believe them, but if they say they are wise, I think they are fools
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