Sonia Sotomayor is Confirmed!
August 6, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Women's Health
Congratulations to Sonia Sotomayor for her confirmation to the Supreme Court today. She’s the first Hispanic in United States history to be made a court justice. The senate confirmed her appointment today 68-31.
For those unfamiliar, she is 55, raised in the South Bronx, and has been a federal judge for the last 17 years. She’s also a Type 1 Diabetic, which some folks tried to use as a reason for her not to be sworn in. I think that’s nonsense, but that’s the world we live in. As a woman and Type 1 Diabetic myself, I’m happy to see history being made today. I think Sotomayor will bring a new dimension to the court and help better represent the U.S. today.
Her swearing in is this Saturday.
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