President Obama nominates Judge Sotomayor

President Obama has announced his nominee for the Supreme Court: Judge Sonia Sotomayor.  If appointed, Judge Sotomayor will become the third female Justice in the history of the Supreme Court.  At present, Justice Ginsburg is only female Justice, as Justice O'Connor retired in 2006.

To read President Obama’s remarks regarding his nomination of Judge Sotomayor: Remarks by the President in Nominating Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court

For the White House’s blog posting: The President’s Nominee: Judge Sonia Sotomayor

For information on Judge Sotomayor: Background on Judge Sonia Sotomayor

For Baker and Zeleny’s NYT article: Obama Hails Sotomayor as ‘Insipiring’

For Anne Marie Riha’s Fox News article: Obama Wants Female on the Court

For biographies of the current Supreme Court Justices: supremecourtus.gov

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