WASHINGTON - MAY 26: A view of the US Supreme Court May 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, to take the place of Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice in American history. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

WASHINGTON - MAY 26: A view of the US Supreme Court May 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, to take the place of Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice in American history.

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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.
  13. 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.
  14. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - U.S. President Barack Obama winks as he introduces new Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington August 12, 2009.

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  1. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (C) greets U.S. President Barack Obama as he enters the U.S. House chamber to deliver his first State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in Washington January 27, 2010. Justices Anthony Kennedy (L) and Stephen Breyer (C, red tie) are also pictured.
  2. Members of the U.S. Supreme Court (L) and Joint Chiefs (R) look on as U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington January 27, 2010.
  3. 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.
  4. U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer (L) and Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrive for U.S. President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington January 27, 2010.
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  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and the president.
  14. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: The swing set used by President Barack Obama's daughters Malia and Sasha is covered in snow at the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  15. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama's motorcade waits to take him to the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in a heavy snow on the south driveway of the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  16. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama greets supporters on the rope line after delivering remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.

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