Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was influenced to pursue her career in law after watching 12 Angry Men, noting juror 11 s reverence for the justice system. When she was a lower court judge she would tell jurors not to follow the film s example because it was based on speculation, not fact.

Fun Fact: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was influenced to pursue her career in law after watching 12 Angry Men, noting juror 11’s reverence for the justice system. When she was a lower court judge she would tell jurors not to follow the film’s example because it was based on speculation, not fact.