Senate agrees to Thursday vote to confirm Sotomayor as Supreme Court’s first Hispanic
By Julie Hirschfeld Davis, APThursday, August 6, 2009
Senate sets Thursday vote on Sotomayor
WASHINGTON — The Senate has agreed to vote Thursday on confirming Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. The historic vote on President Barack Obama’s first high court nominee will take place in midafternoon. The Senate will have debated her nomination to replace Justice David Souter for about two days.
Nearly three-quarters of the Senate’s Republicans have said they’ll vote against Sotomayor, including all but one of the party’s leaders. But with no Democrats publicly opposing her, she has more than enough support to be easily confirmed.
The 55-year-old Sotomayor will become the third female justice on the court.
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Tags: Demographic Groups, Hispanics, Judicial Appointments And Nominations, Legislature Hearings, Liberalism, North America, Political Organizations, Political Parties, United States, Washington
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