Sotomayor Takes the Stand

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor is greeted on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, prior to the start of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is at center.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor, accompanied by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., center, and the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., prepares to testify before the committee, Monday, July 13, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor waves on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, prior to the start of the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing.

Celina Sotomayor, mother of Supeeme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, wipes her eyes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, flanked by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Schumer and Gillibrand introduced Sotomayor to the committee.

A filled Senate Judiciary Committee room is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor greets her mother Celina Sotomayor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, after returning from a break in her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., swears in Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, during her confirmation hearing before the committee.

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. swears in Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, during her confirmation hearing before the committee.

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor delivers her opening statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, during her confirmation hearing befor the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, prior to testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor laughs on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.