Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor opened up on Friday at Harvard University about how she has cried after some court decisions.
The Harvard Crimson reported on Sotomayor’s candid admission, which happened during an event at which she received a medal recognizing her impact on society.
“There are days that I’ve come to my office after an announcement of a case and closed my door and cried,” Sotomayor said.
She added, “There have been those days. And there are likely to be more.”
CNN noted that Sotomayor did not mention any particular cases that have caused her to shed tears.
The justice did acknowledge how there are “moments when I’m deeply, deeply sad. And there are moments when, yes, even I feel desperation. We all do.”
Sotomayor went on, “But you have to own it. You have to accept it. You have to shed the tears, and then you have to wipe them and get up…
