Sotomayor Selected to Supreme Court (15 images)

President Barack Obama kisses U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor after announcing her as his Supreme Court Justice nominee to replace retiring Justice David Souter, at the White House in Washington on May 26, 2009. If Sotomayor is confirmed she would be the first Hispanic women to serve on the Supreme Court. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

Celina Sotomayor, the mother of President Obama's Supreme Court Justice nominee U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor, walks into the East Room for her daughters announcement ceremony at the White House in Washington on May 26, 2009. If Sotomayor is confirmed she would be the first Hispanic women to serve on the Supreme Court. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor delivers remarks after President Barack Obama announced her as his Supreme Court Justice nominee to replace retiring Justice David Souter, at the White House in Washington on May 26, 2009. If Sotomayor is confirmed she would be the first Hispanic women to serve on the Supreme Court. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)