With her announcement today as President Obama's choice to replace Justice David Souter, Sonia Sotomayor became the 159th nomination to the Supreme Court, a list that begins with the court's seven original justices and ends most recently with Samuel Alito. Of the previous 158 nominations, 122 were confirmed by the Senate.
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