U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor smiles during her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington July 14, 2009. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor smiles during her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington July 14, 2009.

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  1. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor (L) takes her seat for her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, accompanied by Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), on Capitol Hill in Washington July 13, 2009.

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  2. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walk past the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, following their meeting with President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs.
  3. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, looks on as House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs.
  4. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 20100, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs.
  5. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, speak to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs.
  6. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speak to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs.
  7. President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House,Washington. From left are, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calf. ; the president; and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev.
  8. President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and the president.
  9. FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, left, and Sonia Sotomayor, center, are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The Supreme Court's decision on campaign finance has jumbled a seemingly simple rule of American politics _ foreigners should play no role in U.S. elections. Now that the court has declared that corporations have a constitutional right to spend from their general treasuries to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, the prospect of foreign influence in campaigns has emerged as a flashpoint in the back-and-forth between critics of the ruling and its defenders.
  10. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, left, and Sonia Sotomayor, center, are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, prior to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
  11. This video image provided by the Network pool shows Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, left, and fellow justice watching President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. From left are, Alito, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Justice Stephen Breyer.
  12. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 27: Members of the U.S. Supreme Court listen to U.S. President Barack Obama speak to both houses of Congress during his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. Pictured are: (L-R, Front) Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer; (L-R, Back) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor. Since taking office a little over a year ago, Obama's approval ratings have dropped significantly according to recent polls.
  13. Supreme Court Justices, from left, Stephen Breyer, Chief Justice John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy and Sonia Sotomayor arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan.. 27, 2010, for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
  14. US Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, center, accompanied by Puerto Rico's Supreme Court Chief Justice Federico Hernandez Denton,front left, and Chief US District Court Judge Jose Fuste, front right, pose for a photo at the end of a press conference in San Juan, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. Sotomayor, a Puerto Rican descendant, is visiting the US Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the US Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice.
  15. US Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor speaks at a press conference in San Juan, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. Sotomayor, a Puerto Rican descendant, is visiting the US Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the US Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice.
  16. US Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, center, accompanied by Puerto Rico's Supreme Court Chief Justice Federico Hernandez Denton, left, and Chief US District Court Judge Jose Fuste, speaks at a press conference in San Juan, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. Sotomayor, a Puerto Rican descendant, is visiting the US Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the US Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice.

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