Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Maria Sotomayor (born June 25, 1954) is a federal judge on the 2nd Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. On May 26, 2009, she was nominated by President Barack Obama for the Supreme Court of the United States to replace retiring Associate Justice David Souter. On July 28, 2009, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 to approve her nomination. A vote in the full Senate is scheduled for the first week of August where she is expected to pass easily with support from all Democrats and some Republicans.