The Ninth Justice: Sotomayor Is 159th Nomination To The Court http://ninthjustice.nationaljournal.com/2009/05/sotomayor-is-159th-nomination.php?rss=1 en Copyright 2012 Tue, 26 May 2009 14:50:00 GMT http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Sotomayor Is 159th Nomination To The Court 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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