In fact, Perry Mason the TV show had quite the effect on one of the highest ranking officials in U.S. law. Yes, Sonia Sotomayor, the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, has admitted that she was inspired to enter the profession after watching Raymond Burr do his thing. Sotomayor revealed this nugget of information at her confirmation hearing in which she became the first ever Hispanic person to hold the position.
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