Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under 111th Justice
Newly sworn in Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is congratulated by Chief Justice John Roberts as her mother, Celina Sotomayor, and her brother, Juan Luis Sotomayor, look on. Photo by Reuters.
Chief Justice John Roberts swore in Sonia Sotomayor today as the 111th Justice of the Supreme Court. Roberts first administered the Constitutional Oath in a private ceremony in the Justices’ Conference Room attended by members of the Sotomayor family. The Chief Justice then administered the Judicial Oath in the East Conference Room before a small gathering of Judge Sotomayor’s family and friends.
A formal investiture ceremony will take place on Tuesday, September 8, at 2 p.m. at a special sitting of the Court in the Courtroom.
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Senate Confirms Sonia Sotomayor as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Uncategorized
The Senate confirmed Judge Sotomayor as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by a vote of 68-31, with Senator Al Franken presiding.
