Sotomayor Becomes First Hispanic Justice
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Sonia Maria Sotomayor was sworn in this morning as the first Hispanic, and the third woman, to sit on the United States Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts administered the Judicial Oath in the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court.
Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's first High Court appointee, becomes the 111th Supreme Court Justice.
As a successor to liberal Justice David Souter, who has retired, she is not expected to alter the court's ideological balance.
Roberts presided at two ceremonies Saturday officially making Sotomayor a high court justice, a lifetime appointment.
In a private ceremony in the justices' conference room, Roberts administered an oath that the Constitution requires of all federal officials, to "support and defend" the Constitution.
Then, in a public ceremony, he gave Sotomayor a second oath in which she pledged to "administer justice" fairly and impartially, as prescribed by a 220-year-old federal law.
President Obama scheduled a White House reception for Sotomayor on Wednesday.
Sotomayor, 55, has been a federal judge for 17 years. Obama nominated her in May, and the Senate confirmed Sotomayor's nomination Thursday by a 68-31 vote.
Sotomayor can get to work after she takes the oaths, although the court won't hear arguments until Sept. 9, in a key campaign finance case.
The entire court will convene a day earlier, however, for a formal ceremony to welcome Sotomayor. Many presidents have been on hand to see their nominees take their seat on the Supreme Court bench for the first time. President George W. Bush attended Roberts' ceremony in October 2005.
Sotomayor is the daughter of Puerto Rican parents who was raised in a housing project in New York City's gritty South Bronx neighborhood and educated at the elite universities Princeton and Yale before going on to success in the legal profession and then the federal bench.
© 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Sonia Maria Sotomayor was sworn in this morning as the first Hispanic, and the third woman, to sit on the United States Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts administered the Judicial Oath in the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court.
Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's first High Court appointee, becomes the 111th Supreme Court Justice.
As a successor to liberal Justice David Souter, who has retired, she is not expected to alter the court's ideological balance.
Roberts presided at two ceremonies Saturday officially making Sotomayor a high court justice, a lifetime appointment.
In a private ceremony in the justices' conference room, Roberts administered an oath that the Constitution requires of all federal officials, to "support and defend" the Constitution.
Then, in a public ceremony, he gave Sotomayor a second oath in which she pledged to "administer justice" fairly and impartially, as prescribed by a 220-year-old federal law.
President Obama scheduled a White House reception for Sotomayor on Wednesday.
Sotomayor, 55, has been a federal judge for 17 years. Obama nominated her in May, and the Senate confirmed Sotomayor's nomination Thursday by a 68-31 vote.
Sotomayor can get to work after she takes the oaths, although the court won't hear arguments until Sept. 9, in a key campaign finance case.
The entire court will convene a day earlier, however, for a formal ceremony to welcome Sotomayor. Many presidents have been on hand to see their nominees take their seat on the Supreme Court bench for the first time. President George W. Bush attended Roberts' ceremony in October 2005.
Sotomayor is the daughter of Puerto Rican parents who was raised in a housing project in New York City's gritty South Bronx neighborhood and educated at the elite universities Princeton and Yale before going on to success in the legal profession and then the federal bench.
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The Court is to rule if Congress passed laws that are consitutional. That is a check and balance. It is therefore a conflict of interest for Congress to tell the Court how to rule.
you can simply move there
Since Latina is wiser than white men,
those countries must be greater
Now change is finally here to uplift USA
... "leaded" says it all
I'd be tempted to say ESL says it all
I'd be tempted to say that i-tuna said nothing at all
Okay, we have a good first verse and a solid chorus. Somebody come up with a hook!
Copyright, 2009
Lyrics: i-tuna August 9, 2009 5:13 AM EDT, abbe91 August 9, 2009 6:36 AM EDT, Lawyers-Guns-n-Money August 9, 2009 10:38 AM EDT, woeisme1 August 9, 2009 10:45 AM EDT
What is it about the republican party that even well respected members of their own political persuasion are walking away from their own party?
I wonder what enriquegonzales and the other mental midget republican misfits have to say to that.
Even Texas is becoming a battleground state
you cant wash away the SHRUB/Delay stink...
It says it all.
... "leaded" ?
It says it all.
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I'd be tempted to say ESL says it all.