Question

i also hope that by raising the question today of what difference having more latinos and latinas on the bench will make will start your own evaluation. for people of color and women lawyers, what does and should being an ethnic minority mean in your lawyering? for men lawyers, what areas in your experiences and attitudes do you need to work on to make you capable of reaching those great moments of enlightenment which other men in different circumstances have been able to reach? for all of us, how do we change the facts that in every task force study of gender and race bias in the courts, women and people of color, lawyers and judges alike, report in significantly higher percentages than white men that their gender and race has shaped their careers, from hiring, retention to promotion, and that a statistically significant number of women and minority lawyers and judges, both alike, have experienced bias in the courtroom?

Explanation:

The text emphasizes Sotomayor's intention to prompt the audience to engage in self - evaluation regarding diversity on the bench. It asks various groups (people of color, women lawyers, men lawyers) to reflect on their roles and experiences. The key idea is about initiating a process of asking serious questions about diversity.

Answer:

Sotomayor wants the audience to pose serious questions of their own about diversity on the bench.