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Benjamin N. Cardozo was the First Hispanic Appointed to the SC

Posted by Raven on May 27th, 2009

The first Hispanic to be appointed to the Supreme Court.

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5 Responses to “Benjamin N. Cardozo was the First Hispanic Appointed to the SC”

  1. Duncan Says:
    May 27th, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    But he was not the first FEMALE-hispanic, (ie: Latina), so… well… THERE! HA! : rolleyes :

  2. Weebs Says:
    May 27th, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    Cardozo was of Portuguese descent, not Hispanic.

  3. Raven Says:
    May 27th, 2009 at 11:11 pm

    Weebs the source I have does not state that. At all.

  4. Raven Says:
    May 27th, 2009 at 11:12 pm

    Latina? When did that become a term?? LOL.

  5. Duncan Says:
    May 27th, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    Apparently, being of Portuguese descent is not being Hispanic, even though Portugal is on the same peninsula as Spain. It is the break down that the U.S. Census Bureau uses. So technically, she’d be the first Hispanic, which in the world of Identity Politics, is huge in trying to gain favor with a certain group of voters. Didn’t really work for the Republicans with Colin Powell, Clarence Thomas or Attorny General Gonzales… but hey…

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