justice souter said by far the greatest intellect is david souter. . >> you know the story about the national association of women judges reception after my appointment. they presented us with t-shirts. sandra sandra's read i'm sandra, not ruth and mine read i'm ruth not sandra. >> the lawyers confused the women on the court. i think it might have been justice gipsburg and sotomayor that were confused. 20 minutes later, the same lawyer confused two men on the court. i think the second was purposeful. darned if he wasn't going to do it again gender-neutrally. >> that's the different that three makes. we haven't been confused. the three of us have not been. >> i thought it happened once and i think it was you and i. i am told you can't always hear where they are coming from. >> what were your biggest challenges? probably different kinds of challenges. you being the trail blazer. >> trying to write opinions to deal with the issues, but in a way that is useful and long lasting. that will be a challenge. many of the issues are issues that are ones where the total courts will be in disagre

justice souter said i think by far the greatest intellect on the court is david souter. >> you know the story about the national association of women judges had a reception. after my appointment, and they presented us with t-shirts. senators read i'm senator, not ruth and mine read i'm ruth, not senator. >> i once saw an argument where the lawyer confused two women, i'm not sure, i think it was actually when you were on the court, so i think it might have been justice ginsburg and justice sotomayor who were confused, and then 20 minutes later the same lawyer confused two men on the court. >> oh, gosh. >> and i think that the second was purposeful. >> mm-hmm. >> i think he realized he had done it once, an darned if he wasn't going to do it again with -- with gender neutrality. >> oh, that's funny. >> that's the difference the three makes because we haven't been confused. the three of us have not been confused. >> i thought it had happened once, and i think it was you and i, but that is also understandable because we flank the two ends of the court, and i'm told that you can't always hear