Laura Gómez : That inquiry itself begs the question of quality explicit in Judge Sotomayor 's comment : Critics of Sotomayor take her remarks out of context . She says she carefully hedged questions about ` ` wise Latina '' judge . Rivera : Key issue of diversity on court is public perception of judges ' legitimacy .
Laura Gómez : Critics of Sotomayor take her remarks out of context . She says she carefully hedged questions about ` ` wise Latina '' judge . Rivera : Key issue of diversity on court is public perception of judges ' legitimacy .