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Originally Published May 26, 2009; Last Updated and Republished September 09, 2009:

The president has nominated United States Court of Appeals, for the Second Circuit, Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace the retiring Justice David Souter.

Res:

• UPDATED 07/07/2009 ABA, Ratings Of Article III Judicial Nominees (pdf).

  ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary has unanimously voted Supreme Court Associate Justice candidate Sonia Sotomayor "Well Qualified".

• UPDATED 06/03/2009 LOC, Recommended Reading Resources - Sonia Sotomayor
• UPDATED 05/31/2009 Senate Judiciary Committee, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court - Sonia Sotomayor
• Federal Judicial Center ShortBio for Sonia Sotomayor
• Judgepedia, Sonia Sotomayor, LongBio
• MedlinePlus, Diabetes Type 1

YouTube:

• UPDATED 08/08/2009 ABC News, Swearing in Justice Sonia Sotomayor

  America's first Latino and third woman Supreme Court Justice takes the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts:

  "I, Sonia Sotomayor, do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God."--Justice Sotomayor--

  The new Associate Justice of the Supreme Court is accompanied by her mother and brother.

• It will of course be wonderful to have another woman on our Supreme Court—women are vital and indispensable to perpetuating this grand experiment called America.

  Perhaps because our Supreme Court nominations have turned in to carefully choreographed political events, the current nominee’s responses have not, yet, made much use of our unique and fascinating history.

  Certainly good judging occurs in the absence of a detailed knowledge and understanding of our history—great justices capable of preserving and perpetuating our grand experiment—doubtful.

• President Announces Sotomayor for Supreme Court

Web:

• UPDATED 09/09/2009 UPI, Poll: Supreme Court approval rating high.

  Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes her seat at the end of the bench—a bench enjoying 61% public approval.

  First up re-arguments in the campaign finance case Citizen United vs. Federal Elections Commission (NPR NewsHour Audio 39M mp3).

• UPDATED 08/06/2009 NYT, Sotomayor Confirmed by Senate, 68-31
• NYT, Obama Picks Sotomayor, Citing Intellect