WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor Thursday as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. The vote was 68-31 for Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's first high court nominee. She becomes the 111th justice and just the third woman to serve.
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Senate confirms Sotomayor for Supreme Court
Senate confirms Sotomayor for Supreme Court
Judge Sonia Sotomayor
Posted: Thursday, August 6, 2009 12:26 pm | Updated: 1:32 am, Sat Oct 8, 2011.
Posted in News, Nation world on Thursday, August 6, 2009 12:26 pm. Updated: 1:32 am.
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