Abstract

MELGAR ADALID, Mario. The Obama's Supreme Court. Cuest. Const. [online]. 2009, n.21, pp.213-232. ISSN 1405-9193.

This article refers the Supreme Court roll in political, juridical, social and economical organization of the United States of America. Barak Obama designed the first court's associated judge. The huge expectation of this news shows the judicial culture in that country. President Obama declared his vision of the liberal, democratic and poputar qualities the designed judge should gather. The designation fell upon Appellation Judge Sonia Sotomayor; the announcement had been warmly received by the liberals and with skepticism by the conservators. When the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution, it sets the ideological route of the system as a whole. Should it have a neutral or ideological behavior? Should the Supreme Court be a change factor? Should it be of institutional stabili ty? Should its Presi dent try to get unanimous decisions? Do those unanimous decisions strength or weak a Supreme Court?.

Keywords : United States' Supreme Court; Nomination of Judges; Institutional Stability; Judicial Conservatism; Judicial Liberalism.