Sotomayor’s story
Sonia Sotomayor, 54, has served as a federal judge for 17 years. (Stacey Ilys / EPA / White House)
Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor, center, takes her seat for her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. With her are Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), right, and Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), left. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor listens to opening statements during her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Members of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s family await the start of her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing. From left are, nephew Conner Sotomayor, nephew Corey Sotomayor, sister-in-law Tracey Sotomayor, niece Kiley Sotomayor, stepfather Omar Lopez and mother Celina Stomayor. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)
Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)
Sonia Sotomayor, leaving federal court in Manhattan, has won confirmation as the nation’s first Latino Supreme Court justice. (Mary Altaffer / Associated Press)
