“Court of Appeals is where policy is made”

“… Court of Appeals is where policy is made….And I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don’t ‘make law,’ [motions with hands to make quote marks as audience laughs], I know … OK, I know [laughter], I know. I’m not promoting it and I’m not advocating it, you know … [laughter] … OK [she laughs]….”

– U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s nominee for Supreme Court justice, speaking at Duke University Law School in 2005