U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor (L) speaks after. U.S. President Barack Obama announced her as his choice of nomination for the Supreme Court justice, to replace retiring Justice David Souter in the East Room at the White House, May 26, 2009. Obama nominated Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, selecting a woman who would be the court's first Latino. 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 8 months ago

U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor (L) speaks after. U.S. President Barack Obama announced her as his choice of nomination for the Supreme Court justice, to replace retiring Justice David Souter in the East Room at the White House, May 26, 2009. Obama nominated Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, selecting a woman who would be the court's first Latino. 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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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. U.S. Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, left, is greeted by Puerto Rico's citizen Maria Sastre upon her arrival to San Juan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Sotomayor is visiting the U.S. Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, on the invitation of local and U.S. federal judges for a few private engagements and to spend time with relatives.
  10. U.S. Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, left, smiles upon her arrival to San Juan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Sotomayor is visiting the U.S. Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, on the invitation of local and U.S. federal judges for a few private engagements and to spend time with relatives. Man at right is unidentified.
  11. U.S. Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor gives some remarks to the media upon her arrival to San Juan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Sotomayor is visiting Puerto Rico for the first time since becoming the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, on the invitation of local and U.S. federal judges for a few private engagements and to spend time with relatives.
  12. U.S. Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, center, accompanied by Puerto Rico's Supreme Court Chief Justice Federico Hernandez Denton, left, and Chief U.S. District Court Judge Jose Fuste, smiles upon her arrival to San Juan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Sotomayor is visiting the U.S. Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, on the invitation of local and U.S. federal judges for a few private engagements and to spend time with relatives.
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