Jude Sonia Sotomayor named as Obama's pick for the Supreme Court

Judge Sonia Sotomayor is seen in her judge's robes in this undated 2009 White House handout photo released on May 26, 2009. President Barack Obama announced Sotomayor as his Supreme Court Justice nominee to replace retiring Justice David Souter. (UPI Photo/Stacey Ilyse Photography/ White House Handout)