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Sotomayor sworn in as Supreme Court justice

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as the 111th justice in the history the US Supreme Court Saturday. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath, in which Sotomayor swore to "administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to the poor and to the rich" and to "faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States." In joining the court, Sotomayor becomes its first Hispanic member and third female member. Sotomayor will hear her first case on September 9 when the court hears arguments in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a case dealing with campaign financing and free speech.The US Senate confirmed Sotomayor on Thursday by a vote of 68-31. On Tuesday, the Senate began debate on Sotomayor's confirmation. Her nomination was approved by the Judiciary Committee last week by a 13-6 vote, mostly along party lines. Prior to that vote, Sotomayor faced questions from senators during late July confirmation hearings. Earlier last month, the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary gave Sotomayor a unanimous "well-qualified" rating.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on August 08, 2009 (boomark / email).