WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, says he likes Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor but still has tough questions for her.
The senior Republican met with Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's choice to replace the retiring Justice David Souter, Tuesday in Washington, and said afterward that while he likes her personally, and is impressed by her expertise, he will still subject her to rigorous questioning during her confirmation hearing, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.