President Obama chooses Sonia Sotomayor for high court President Obama announced that he has chosen Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. Listen to his announcement.
NPR has live coverage of the expected announcement.9:06 a.m.
Reaction to Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court Federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor is expected to become the first Hispanic member of the U.S. Supreme Court. In choosing the 54-year-old jurist, President Obama signals he wants an experienced judge who has some moderate credentials.10:06 a.m.
Guests
Dahlia Lithwick: Senior editor at Slate, an online magazine.
Kevin Johnson: Dean of the University of California at Davis School of Law. He's also professor of law and Chicano studies.
Paul Anderson: Associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Douglas Kmiec: Chair and professor of constitutional law at Pepperdine University.
Angelo Falcon: President of the National Institute for Latino Policy.
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