President Obama and Vice President Biden applaud as then-Judge Sonia Sotomayor delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House after the announcement of her nomination to the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009.
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Celina Sotomayor, the mother of Sonia Sotomayor, in the audience when President Obama nominated her daughter to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter on May 26.
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A tour group watches as workers at the White House prepare for the announcement event on May 26.
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Phil Schiliro, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, and Senior Advisor David Axelrod stand by while President Obama makes calls to members of Congress to discuss Sotomayor’s nomination on May 26.
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Obama watches testimony during Sotomayor’s Senate confirmation hearing on a television in the Outer Oval Office on July 14.
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Sotomayor attends a party in her honor in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building one day after the conclusion of Senate confirmation hearings on July 17.
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Senator Leahy (D-VT) presents Justice Sotomayor with the framed final vote tally from the Senate vote confirming her to the Supreme Court at the White House on August 12.
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President Obama congratulates Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor during a reception in the East Room of the White House on August 12.
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Justice Sotomayor and her mother Celina during a reception in the East Room of the White House on August 12.
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President Obama and the First Lady talk with Justice Sotomayor in the Green Room of the White House.
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A supporter wears a Sonia button during a confirmation reception for Justice Sotomayor in the East Room of the White House on August 12.
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