Confirmation hearings begin for Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor in Washington

Sen. Jon Kyl, R-AZ, (L) confers with Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT, as Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the start of her confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 13, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)