Sonia Sotomayor Sworn in as Newest Supreme Court Justice, Becomes the First Hispanic and Third Woman in the Court's 220 Year History

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Meet new Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, much to the dismay of Senator Jeff Sessions and company! Sotomayor, 55, is the first Hispanic justice and only the third woman in the court's 220-year history.

She took the second of two oaths of office from Chief Justice John Roberts in a conference room, beneath a portrait of the legendary Chief Justice John Marshall. Her left hand resting on a Bible that was held by her mother, Celina, Sotomayor pledged to "do equal right to the poor and to the rich."

The oath that Justice Sotomayor took in private is prescribed by the Constitution and required of all federal officials. The second oath, which was taken in front of a television audience, is spelled out in the 220-year-old federal law that established the federal court system.