U.S. President Barack Obama (L) leans toward U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor (R), the nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, into the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 26, 2009. Obama nominated Appeals Judge Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, selecting a woman who would be the court's first Latino to replace retiring Justice David Souter. Obama's choice of the liberal Sotomayor, a 54-year-old judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, was unlikely to change the ideological balance of the high court because Souter, 69, was part of the panel's liberal wing. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) leans toward U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor (R), the nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, into the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 26, 2009. Obama nominated Appeals Judge Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, selecting a woman who would be the court's first Latino to replace retiring Justice David Souter. Obama's choice of the liberal Sotomayor, a 54-year-old judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, was unlikely to change the ideological balance of the high court because Souter, 69, was part of the panel's liberal wing.

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  3. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 26: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor throws the first pitch during the New York Yankees game against the Boston Red Sox on September 26, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.
  4. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 08: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor (C) stands with her mother Celina Sotomayor (L), and step father Omar Lopez, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building after her investiture ceremony on September 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Justice Sotomayor is scheduled to participate in the work of the high Court immediately.

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