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Sonia Sotomayor Confirmed as First Latina Supreme Court Justice
6 Aug 2009
Felicidades to fellow Nuyorican mujer Sonia Sotomayor who was confirmed today by the U.S. Senate as the 111th justice of the Supreme Court. When she is sworn in on Saturday by Chief Justice Roberts, she will become the first Latina/o and third mujer on the U.S.’s highest court. The vote was 68 to 31 to confirm Sotomayor with no Democrat voting against her. Only 9 GOP’ers supported the nomination.
Via / NYT
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