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Summary
With her left hand on a Bible, Judge Sonia Sotomayor raises her right hand to take the oath from Chief Justice John Roberts to become the 111th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, in the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., 8 August, 2009. Picture are, from left: * Judge Sotomayor * her brother Juan Luis Sotomayor * her mother Celina Sotomayor (holding a Bible) * Chief Justic Roberts Reuters Pictures, found at: DayLife.com, All contents © copyright 1999-2009 Getty Images, Inc. All rights reserved.