Crime | Sonia Sotomayor 'Wise Latina' Reference a Favorite of Sotomayor's By Kevin Spak Posted Jun 5, 2009 1:27 PM CDT Copied Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sonia Sotomayor’s now-infamous “wise Latina woman” statement wasn’t an isolated incident, CQ Politics reports. The phrase crops up multiple times in speeches delivered from 1994 to 2003 and released yesterday ahead of the Supreme Court nominee's Senate confirmation hearings. Some speeches contain the same line exactly; others simply refer to a “wise woman.” Read These Next Locals are furious about the planned demolition of a landmark bridge. The latest mass shooting in the US took place from a boat. US to pull Colombian president's visa over protest. Trump to attend generals meeting, unending security. Report an error