Justice Sonia Sotomayor continues her travels through the Pacific Rim. After visiting Guam and Saipan, the Justice is in Hawaii this week, January 29 to February 3, 2012. As in Guam and Saipan, Justice Sotomayor will keep a busy schedule while in Hawaii, meeting with judges and members of the bar, students, and the public. The Justice will participate in the University of Hawaii's jurist-in-residence law program. She will also address members of the bar at the Supreme Court today at 4:30 p.m. Her presentation is entitled, "A Conversation with Jusstice Sotomayor: Work Ethic and What it Takes to Be a Supreme Court Justice."

   During Justice Sotomayor's confirmation in June 2009, we posted a review of insurance-related cases she authored while sitting on the Second Circuit. The post is here. We found her insurance decisions well-crafted and evenly balanced. We stated, "The results of Judge Sotomayor's decisions are fairly balanced: five in favor of the insurer; three in favor of the insured; and one finding for both the insurer and insured.  Although some have questioned whether Judge Sotomayor has the literary flair to contend with a Justice Scalia, the decisions summarized below are well-reasoned, narrowly crafted rulings."