US judge quits membership in Belizean Grove

We reported last week Tuesday that U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor’s, membership in an exclusive women’s club was causing controversy as the nominee headed for the confirmation hearings in mid-July. Well, there is now word that Sotomayor has quit her membership in all-women’s club, Belizean Grove. Since her nomination, Sotomayor received criticism by several Republican senators for allegedly racist and biased statements, and has also met disapproval for belonging to what was perceived as an elitist and discriminatory club. Sotomayor resigned from the club on Friday June, nineteenth, saying that she hoped her membership would not “distract anyone from [her] qualifications and record.” The club got its name because of a retreat in Belize.