In case you were wondering about the social aspects of SCOTUS during this highly partisan era, here‘s Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor in Research News @ Vanderbilt:
She credits mutual respect for sustaining the collegiality of the nation’s highest court despite some strong differences. She cited fellow Justice Clarence Thomas as the judge with whom she disagrees the most, but said the way he treats people outside the courtroom is endearing.
“He knows the name of every single employee in the building,” Sotomayor said. “I can stand here and say I just love the man as a person. He has the same value towards human beings as I have, despite our differences.”
Which tends to put attempts to discredit the members of SCOTUS in a dark light.
