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Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke about a variety of topics with veteran journalist Bill Press. She talked about the Supreme Court, the late Justice Antonin Scalia,…

Joan Biskupic talked about her book Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice. This interview was held at the 37th Annual National Press Club Book Fair and…

Justice Sonia Sotomayor talked about her career as a prosecutor, district judge, appellate judge, and Supreme Court justice. She stressed the importance of relationships and public service. She also…

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talked about her autobiography, My Beloved World, in which she recounts her life from her childhood in the Bronx to her education at Princeton and Yale…

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took questions from an audience of eighth, ninth, and tenth graders in Denver, Colorado. She discussed racial profiling and stereotypes, her childhood…

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the 2013 PEN World Voices Festival Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture at Cooper Union in New York City. Following her remarks, Justice…

In the first day of hearings on the appointment of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice David Souter, members and the nominee presented opening…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held its second day of hearings on the appointment of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice David Souter.…

Legal scholars and journalists discussed the nomination of Justice Sonia Sotomayor to the Court, the public’s understanding of the Court, and the media’s role in educating the public about…

Legal scholars spoke about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term and the possible impact that Justice Sotomayor would have on the court. Following their remarks they answered questions from…

Justice Sonia Sotomayor was at the U.S. Supreme Court for a formal investiture as a Supreme Court justice. After the investiture she and Chief Justice John Roberts walked down the Supreme…

Prior to her formal investiture to the Supreme Court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor had photographs taken with her family.

Linda Greenhouse spoke about gender and justice. Among the topics she addressed were the history of women in the judiciary and the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. Linda…

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted a reception honoring Justice Sonia Sotomayor. She was sworn-in on August 8, 2009, at the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate voted to confirm her by a vote of 68 to 31. In his remarks…

Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as the 111th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the Judicial Oath in the East Conference Room at the…

President Obama spoke about the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. The vote was 68-31. In his remarks he praised senators on the Judiciary Committee and in the Senate, saying…

Portions of Senate debate on the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court were shown.

Senator John Cornyn spoke against the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s to the Supreme Court.

Senator Mel Martinez spoke in support of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

Senators Amy Klobuchar, Patty Murray, Debbie Stabenow, Jeanne Shaheen, and Kristen Gillibrand spoke in support of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court.