Senate Confirms Sotomayor as Supreme Court Justice
On Thursday, the Senate voted 68-31 to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the first-ever Hispanic Supreme Court justice. No Democrat voted against Sotomayor's nomination, and nine of the Senate's 40 Republicans voted in favor of her confirmation.Â
- "Sotomayor Confirmed by Senate, 68-31" (Savage, New York Times, 8/7).