President Obama announces Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his Supreme Court Justice nominee in Washington

President Barack Obama and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor walks into the East Room where Obama announced Sotomayor 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)