FILE -- In this July 7, 2004 photo released by the Brooklyn Law School in New York, Judge Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a symposium at the school. (AP Photo/Brooklyn Law School)

In this July 7, 2004 photo released by the Brooklyn Law School in New York, Judge Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a symposium at the school. President Barack Obama chose the federal appeals judge to become the nation's first Hispanic ...

In this July 7, 2004 photo released by the Brooklyn Law School in New York, Judge Sonia Sotomayor in a symposium at the school. President Barack Obama chose the federal appeals judge to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme ...