Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who rose from the housing projects of the Bronx to the top of the legal profession, made history today when the Senate confirmed her to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.
Sotomayor, a 55-year-old federal appeals court judge, will be the 111th person to sit on the high court and the third female justice. Sotomayor is also the first Democratic nominee to the court in 15 years and will be sworn in at the Supreme Court by Chief Justice John Roberts on Saturday. President Obama, who selected Sotomayor on May 26, said he was "deeply gratified" by the Senate vote. "This is a wonderful day for Judge Sotomayor and her family, but I also think it's a wonderful day for America," Obama said at the White House.
I think that this choice is a good thing if not for anything else to further convince the world and the rest of the US that we are multi cultural and colored and that we are no longer running away from it. We await Judge Sotomayor’s future rulings and will leave it to history to judge her. Today I say to the President, Gracias for once again reminding people that things are changing and sometimes for the better.
Sotomayor, a 55-year-old federal appeals court judge, will be the 111th person to sit on the high court and the third female justice. Sotomayor is also the first Democratic nominee to the court in 15 years and will be sworn in at the Supreme Court by Chief Justice John Roberts on Saturday. President Obama, who selected Sotomayor on May 26, said he was "deeply gratified" by the Senate vote. "This is a wonderful day for Judge Sotomayor and her family, but I also think it's a wonderful day for America," Obama said at the White House.
I think that this choice is a good thing if not for anything else to further convince the world and the rest of the US that we are multi cultural and colored and that we are no longer running away from it. We await Judge Sotomayor’s future rulings and will leave it to history to judge her. Today I say to the President, Gracias for once again reminding people that things are changing and sometimes for the better.
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