Senator Landrieu Meets With Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor

06/08/2009 -- WASHINGTON -- United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today met with President Obama's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor. If confirmed, Sotomayor will become the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court and the first Hispanic Justice.

Sen. Landrieu said:

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"It was a pleasure meeting Judge Sonia Sotomayor today. In addition to having an impressive professional resume, her personal journey from the Bronx projects to the federal bench is truly extraordinary. Judge Sotomayor is a historic choice who will bring a wealth of experience and added diversity to the nation's highest court. I have confidence in her fair-mindedness, and I intend to support her Senate confirmation. "

After growing up in a South Bronx housing project, Judge Sotomayor earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton and her law degree from Yale Law School. She was promoted to judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1998, after serving the District Court for the Southern District of New York beginning in 1992.

Judge Sotomayor has previously been nominated by both Democratic and Republican presidents -- Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush. She has twice been confirmed by the Senate with bipartisan support.

Source: Senator Mary L. Landrieu