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Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Nov 20, 2015

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said this week that she nearly withdrew from the confirmation process because of the critics, the Associated Press reports. “During the nomination process, there were many who said I wasn’t intelligent or smart enough to be on the court. It was very, very painful to me,” she said while speaking Tuesday to students at the Richmond School of Law. Sotomayor also shared with students that one of her few regrets is that she never clerked for a judge. She encouraged the students to pursue clerking opportunities.