New photo Associate Justices nominated by Obama say reputation of the Supreme Court has been 'hurt'

Two Associate Supreme Court Justices are worried for the future of the highest court in the federal judiciary after Justice Anthony Kennedy leaves.

The man who has served since 1988 retires this year and is likely to be replaced by controversial judge Brett Kavanaugh who has been the subject of an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations.

Although Justice Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor were not directly addressing the push to confirm Kavanaugh for SCOTUS, they spoke at a Princeton University conference on the eve of the all-important voting day for senators.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Elena Kagan spoke at Princeton University Friday on the eve of an important decision about SCOTUS

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The Justices are concerned for the future of the Supreme Court as senators get ready to vote on the confIrmation of Brett Kavanaugh

'I think that that, institutionally, has hurt the court a lot and may continue to do so,' Sotomayor, who was appointed by Barack Obama in 2009 said about the legal theories Democrats and Republicans have 'superimposed on the court'.

The 64-year-old was agreeing with sentiments earlier expressed by Kagan suggesting that the exit of Kennedy could mean the reputation of the Supreme Court suffers.

'It's been an extremely important thing for the court that in the last 40 years, starting with Justice [Sandra Day] O'Connor and continuing with Justice Kennedy, there has been a person who found the center, where people couldn't predict in that sort of way,' Politico reports she told the audience of 3,000 students and alumni. 

'That's enabled the court to look so it was not all by one side or another and it was indeed impartial and neutral and fair. And it's not so clear that I think going forward that sort of middle position — it's not so clear whether we'll have it.'

Sotomayor said the polarizing legal theories have hurt the court a lot and may continue to

Both women (Kagan pictured top left and Sotomayor center right) were appointed by Barack Obama respectively in 2009 and 2010

Kagan, 58, who was nominated in 2010, added that the removal of a swing Justice like Kennedy may make the SCOTUS seem biased.

In a nod to the politically-charged arguments between senators and the American people in recent weeks that have rarely seen any middle ground, Kagan made it clear that she fears the court won't be so highly regarded from now on.

'All of us need to be aware of that — every single one of us — and to realize how precious the court's legitimacy is,' Kagan said. 'It's an incredibly important thing for the court to guard is this reputation of being impartial, being neutral and not being simply extension of a terribly polarizing process.'

During the event Sotomayor questioned whether the court would have the ability to unify after the ruling but added that whether people personally agree going forward, all that has to be left outside the court room doors.

'We have to rise above partisanship and personal relationships, that we have to treat each other with respect and dignity and with a sense of amicability that the rest of the world doesn't ... share,' she added.

Brett Kavanaugh (left) is expected to be confirmed after Justice Anthony Kennedy (right) leaves this year for retirement

 

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