Judge Sotomayor was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to be the nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. The vote was largely done along party lines, with 68 voting in favor of her confirmation and 31 voting against it.
Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to swear the new justice in at a private ceremony at the Court tomorrow morning.
Minnesota Women Lawyers and the Infinity Project have released a joint statement:
Minnesota Women Lawyers and the Infinity Project congratulate Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor on the confirmation of her appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. As President Obama observed, "Judge Sotomayor has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the integrity and the independence of mind to ably serve on our nation's highest court." We look forward in the future to the appointment of similarly highly qualified women to seats on the Federal bench, and in particular, to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
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