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08-08-2009, 08:50 AM
Your newest member of the SC.
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Sotomayor takes oath from Chief Justice Roberts (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_go_su_co/us_supreme_court_sotomayor)
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer Mark Sherman, Associated Press Writer – 1 min ago
WASHINGTON – Sonia Sotomayor became the Supreme Court's newest justice Saturday, pledging during a brief ceremony at the high court to defend the Constitution and administer impartial justice.
Sotomayor, 55, is the first Hispanic justice and only the third woman in the court's 220-year history.
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Sonia Sotomayor, left, President Obama's choice to replace retiring Justice David Souter, takes the oath from Chief Justice John Roberts to become the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice and only the third woman in the court's 220-year history, in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. She is joined by her brother, Juan Luis Sotomayor, and her mother Celina Sotomayor. Sotomayor, 55, has been a federal judge for 17 years. The Senate confirmed Sotomayor's nomination Thursday by a 68-31 vote.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
She took the second of two oaths of office from Chief Justice John Roberts in an ornate conference room, beneath a portrait of the legendary Chief Justice John Marshall. Her left hand resting on a Bible that was held by her mother, Celina, Sotomayor pledged to "do equal right to the poor and to the rich."
Minutes earlier, she swore a first oath in a private ceremony in the room where the justices hold their private conferences.
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Sotomayor takes oath from Chief Justice Roberts (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_go_su_co/us_supreme_court_sotomayor)
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer Mark Sherman, Associated Press Writer – 1 min ago
WASHINGTON – Sonia Sotomayor became the Supreme Court's newest justice Saturday, pledging during a brief ceremony at the high court to defend the Constitution and administer impartial justice.
Sotomayor, 55, is the first Hispanic justice and only the third woman in the court's 220-year history.
http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090808/capt.0e2f2850850d4f418afcb532dc15f410.aptopix_supr eme_court_sotomayor_dcsa202.jpg?x=400&y=231&q=85&sig=etPnFKr.pBDva2ASdrZsHg--
Sonia Sotomayor, left, President Obama's choice to replace retiring Justice David Souter, takes the oath from Chief Justice John Roberts to become the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice and only the third woman in the court's 220-year history, in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. She is joined by her brother, Juan Luis Sotomayor, and her mother Celina Sotomayor. Sotomayor, 55, has been a federal judge for 17 years. The Senate confirmed Sotomayor's nomination Thursday by a 68-31 vote.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
She took the second of two oaths of office from Chief Justice John Roberts in an ornate conference room, beneath a portrait of the legendary Chief Justice John Marshall. Her left hand resting on a Bible that was held by her mother, Celina, Sotomayor pledged to "do equal right to the poor and to the rich."
Minutes earlier, she swore a first oath in a private ceremony in the room where the justices hold their private conferences.
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