Sonia Sotomayor

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor answers questions from Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) during the second day of her confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill July 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor faces a full day of questioning from Senators on the committee today. Sotomayor, an appeals court judge and U.S. President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, will become the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court if confirmed. (Getty Images) more pics » WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Judge Sonia Sotomayor won U.S. Senate approval on Thursday to become the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court. ALSO ON ZIMBIO Sotomayor Wants to Take Your ... Read Full Story

(Getty Images | Composite by Zimbio.com) The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nomineee Sonia Sotomayor continued Tuesday in the same general malaise as Monday's snore-o-rama . The takeaway? Sotomayor is probably in. But out of those hours of boredom, we were gifted with 2 pretty awesome moments. First, Sen. Chuck Grassley laid on a little sexual innuendo as he suggested that when he speaks, people get "excited." Then later, Judge Sotomayor had to explain what nunchucks (or nunchaku) are and why they're dangerous! Sotomayor was called upon by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) to explain why she ruled in favor of upholding a New York ... Read Full Story

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nephews Conner (2nd L) and Corey (2nd R) Sotomayor doze off during the opening statement during the confirmation hearings for their aunt before the Senate Judiciary Committee July 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor, now an appeals court judge and U.S. President Barack Obama?s first Supreme Court nominee, will become the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court if confirmed. Also pictured is Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) (R). (Getty Images) more pics » Sonia Sotomayor succeeded in staying awake despite a noticeable lack of cyrstal methamphetamine. (Getty Images) Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor 's confirmation hearings began Monday, ... Read Full Story

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says her nomination process was so tightly scripted that even her clothes were chosen for her. Sotomayor made the comments when she appeared at her 30th Yale Law School reunion on Saturday. The New Haven Register reports that Sotomayor spoke to 1,800 alumni, students and faculty, describing her recent grueling nomination process. State Sen. Ed Meyer was among those in attendance. He says Sotomayor became teary at times but kept the crowd laughing. He says Sotomayor talked about shopping for clothes to wear to her acceptance ceremony. Government officials, however, told her to bring five suits and they recommended ... Read Full Story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court will again consider gun rights and decide an important case that could loosen restrictions on corporation spending in political campaigns in its new term beginning on Monday. The nine-member panel now includes Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Appointed by President Barack Obama, she is the first justice named by a Democratic president in 15 years and the first Hispanic on the high court. Sotomayor succeeded Justice David Souter, who retired in June. She generally is expected to vote with the three other liberals as Souter did. "The 2009 term seems likely to produce important decisions on free speech, government ... Read Full Story