主持人拷问“Sonia Sotomayor”

约法官索尼娅·索托马约尔从贫民住宅区的童年时代一路奋斗，成为美国第一个拉丁裔的最高法院提名大法官。昨天，美国参议院开始对她进行冗长繁琐的确认听证会。55岁的纽约联邦法官索托马约尔是15年来第一个由民主党提名的最高法院大法官。这是奥巴马总统对最高法院施加影响的第一次机会，尽管她将取代另一位自由派法官，因而不会使最高法院的政治倾向发生很大转变。人们普遍预计她将顺利通过听证会，成为最高法院的第三位女大法官。一起来看看下面这位“议员”问了哪些问题吧

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背景介绍：

Sonia Sotomayor is relying on her 17-year record as a federal judge to rebut criticism that she is concealing a liberal agenda that will show up if she is confirmed to the Supreme Court.

Sotomayor, the first Hispanic high court nominee, was set to return Wednesday to a cavernous Senate hearing room for another grueling day of questioning.

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are using Sotomayor's confirmation hearing to raise doubts about her fairness, while Democrats are portraying the 55-year-old New Yorker as a model jurist.