Sotomayor For Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor, left, takes the oath from Chief Justice John Roberts, right, to become the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice and only the third woman in the court's 220-year history, in Washington on Aug. 8, 2009. She is joined by her brother, Juan Luis Sotomayor, and her mother Celina Sotomayor, holding the Bible. Sotomayor, 55, has been a federal judge for 17 years. The Senate confirmed her nomination on Aug. 6.
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