Sotomayor Confirmed!

Today is a day for the books.  Congratulations to Justice Sotomayor on becoming the first Latina on the Supreme Court.  To view a great Orgullo Hispano (Hispanic Pride) piece on Sotomayor from Univision's capsule series honoring leading Latinos, click here. A link to the breaking story from CNN appears below:

 

Sotomayor becomes first Hispanic on high court

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor, in a 68-31 vote, as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. Nine Republicans joined a unanimous Democratic caucus in supporting her nomination. The 55-year-old federal appeals court judge becomes the 111th person to sit on the high court, and the third woman justice.