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People watch as U.S. President Barack Obama nominates Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Obama nominated Sotomayor of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, to take the place of Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice in the nation's history

Watching on Capitol Hill

(Getty Images photo by Brendan Smialowski / May 26, 2009)

People watch as U.S. President Barack Obama nominates Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Obama nominated Sotomayor of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, to take the place of Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice in the nation's history