The Sonia Sotomayor Confirmation
The Senate Considers the First Hispanic Justice
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On May 1, 2009, President Barack Obama announced that Justice David Souter intended to retire
from the Supreme Court and return to his New Hampshire home. Souter’s decision came as
somewhat of a surprise to most; at 69, he is younger than Justices Stephen Breyer (age 71),
Antonin Scalia (73), Anthony Kennedy (73), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (76), and John Paul Stevens
(89).
Souter’s retirement gave Obama his first opportunity for a high court nomination. On
May 26, he announced the selection of Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the New York-based Second Circuit, which considers cases ari…
In This Issue
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Foreword
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Before the Judiciary Committee
The Senators Question Judge Sotomayor
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Sonia Sotomayor's Background
President Barack Obama Introduces His Nominee
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Judge Sonia Sotomayor
Overview of the Nominee's Judicial Record
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Pro & Con
Should Sonia Sotomayor be Confirmed by the Senate as an Associate Justice?
