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Is Sonia Sotomayor A Secret Poker Star?

Remember the Justice's poker face when she takes all your money.

Sonia Sotomayor LF Justice SotomayorIn the last few years, I took up playing poker. I read books about it. I watched the World Series of Poker on TV. I’ve watched better players than me play and I’ve learned a little bit. My playing is a bit of a charity. I invite people to my home, I feed them, I give them all the liquor they want — you buy any advantage you can in poker. And so when I win their money, I don’t have to report it.

— Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joking about her newfound interest in poker, during a recent speaking engagement at Washington University in St. Louis. Watch her remarks in their entirety, below.


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.