Sotomayor sworn in as US Supreme court justice
Sonia Sotomayor has been sworn in as the first Hispanic US Supreme Court justice, the third woman to serve on the high court, and the 111th justice overall.
President Obama will nominate federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York to the US Supreme Court today, according to White House sources, positioning the longtime federal jurist to become the first Latino member of the nation's high court.