Obama Hosts Reception For New Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor(Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
Georgetown Law Professor Martin D. Ginsburg (L) accompanies his wife U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (C) with Associate Justice John Paul Stevens (2nd L) during a reception for new Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor in the East Room of the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor, who is the first Hispanic and the third woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, is expected to begin hearing oral arguments with the other justices in September.
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