Sotomayor takes oath from Chief Justice Roberts
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.
The Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor today as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.