President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated a Hispanic judge, Sonia Sotomayor, to the U.S. Supreme Court - a choice unlikely to shift the ideological balance on the country's highest judicial panel.

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, praising her as "an inspiring woman" with ...

President Barack Obama is this morning nominating federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, to replace retiring Justice David Souter.

President Barack Obama announces federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor, right, as his nominee for the Supreme Court on Tuesday. WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama tapped federal ...

President Barack Obama called Judge Sonia Sotomayor at 9 p.m. on Memorial Day to say she was his pick for the Supreme Court. Obama showed he was willing to pick a fight with his choice ...

Supreme Court justices Jackson and Sotomayor disagree over Trump's federal workforce reduction plan in an 8-1 ruling that ...

President Barack Obama called criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor “nonsense” Friday, telling NBC News that while Sotomayor would probably rephrase her eight-year-old comments on ...

President Barack Obama hailed new Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation as “yet another step closer to that more perfect union which we all seek.” Sotomayor, who was sworn in ...

Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor made history in 2009 by becoming the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court. As President Barack Obama's first nominee, Sotomayor won confirmation 68-31 ...

President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, selecting a woman who would be the court's first Hispanic justice and a liberal who is unlikely to change its ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) did not join calls from liberal activists urging Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 69, to step down.