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

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)