Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor shakes hands with Sen. Jon Kyl, R-AZ, as prepares to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the start of her confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 13, 2009. With them are Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT, (L) and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-UT, (RC). (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)