Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Justice Sotomayor on Justice Thomas

I think I’ve in all probability disagreed with him greater than with every other justice, that now we have not joined one another’s opinions greater than anyone else. And but Justice [Clarence] Thomas is the one justice within the constructing that actually is aware of each worker’s title. Each one among them. And never solely does he know their names, he remembers their households’ names and histories. He’s the primary one who will go as much as somebody, whenever you’re strolling with him, and say, “Is your son OK? How’s your daughter doing in school?” He’s the primary one which when my stepfather died despatched me flowers in Florida. He’s a person who retains cares deeply in regards to the courtroom as an establishment, in regards to the individuals who work there, however about folks. . . . You actually can’t start to grasp an adversary except you step away from taking a look at their views as motivated in unhealthy religion, however till you may have a look at their views and take into consideration what the human response is that’s motivating these views.