You don't have to be a supreme court judge to know a "NO-BRAINER" when you hear of one. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor qualifies as the legislate-from-the-bench poster child. The supreme court narrowly overturned a decision made in a lower court by Sotomayor. Had she been on the high court in this case, the subject decision would have been one that considers race over the constitution. No one explains it better than Ann Coulter
So Much For Wise Latinas
LEGISLATING FROM THE BENCH
A COURAGEOUS SENATOR
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, said that while he is a "big fan of her career," comments she made publicly over the years "led me to believe she lacks the objectivity that you would prefer to have in a member of the Supreme Court." More...