Sotomayor: Kavanaugh is now part of the "family" of the Supreme Court

Judge Sonia Sotomayor stated that her colleagues had welcomed the new judge of the Supreme Court, Brett KavanaughBrett Michael Kavanaugh's report 12:30 The Hill – Sponsored by Delta Air Lines – The White House will "temporarily reinstate" Acosta's press card after judge makes his decision | Graham takes charge of judicial training | Manual recount for the Florida Senate race Graham is preparing to make his debut in the judiciary Harnessing the new US international development finance company to compete with China MORE, in the "family" of the court after its confirmation process has captivated the nation and exposed its partisan divisions.

"When you're in charge of working together almost all your life, you have to create a relationship," Sotomayor told CNN's Ax Files in an interview published on Saturday.

"We are new, we are now a family and we are a family with each of us our own burden and our own obligations to others, but it is our working family and it is just as important as our personal family, "she said.

"We have probably spent more time together than most judges – who have a spouse – with their spouse."

Kavanaugh's confirmation process was thrown into turmoil this fall after three women publicly accused him of sexual misconduct resulting from his graduation from high school and university in the early 1980s.

Kavanaugh vehemently denied the accusations, with President TrumpDonald John TrumpMia Love imposes on the race in Utah, the judge dismissing his lawsuit. The Trump administration denies the exploration of Erdogan's extradition for Turkey. Trump congratulates Kemp and states that Abrams will have a "fantastic political future". and the GOP legislators defending it vocally. It was finally confirmed by the Senate by 50 votes to 48, with Sen. Joe ManchinJoseph (Joe) ManchinTrump will appoint former coal lobbyist, Andrew Wheeler, as EPA's next director, Schumer, re-elected Democratic Senate leader, Mellman: the triumph of partisanship. (D-W.Va.) The only democrat to support him.

The confirmation process sparked demonstrations on Capitol Hill as anti-Kavanaugh demonstrators were confronted by lawmakers in the Capitol corridors. Both sides said the hard battle of confirmation would boost their base for the mid-term elections earlier this month.

Sotomayor, who was appointed to the High Court by former President Obama in 2009, told CNN that she thought that the focus on Kavanaugh was now going to focus on the actions that were going on. he would go to court.

"It was justice [Clarence] Thomas who told me that when he arrived at the court, another judge approached him and said, "I judge you on what you are doing here. . Welcome & # 39; And I repeated this story to Judge Kavanaugh when I greeted him for the first time here, "she said.

Thomas was charged with sexual harassment when confirmed by the Supreme Court in 1991 and was also shortly confirmed by the Senate.

During his interview, Sotomayor also came back to the idea that Kavanaugh's confirmation inclined the court to the far right.

Kavanaugh, who enjoys a great conservative authenticity, replaced Anthony Kennedy, considered a centrist and decisive vote of the court.

"Conservative, liberal, these are political terms," ​​she said. "Do I suspect that I could be a little more dissident?" Maybe, but I still have two relatively new colleagues, a very new colleague, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, and we have agreed in many cases we do not agree in a group, but you know, let's see. "