The Senate has confirmed Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic Justice on the Supreme Court. President Barack Obama is lauding the barrier-breaking confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court

We have the latest developments from the second day in the U.S. Senate Confirmation Hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

In the glare of bright lights, Sen. Patrick Leahy called to order confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor that she hopes will make history and knows will be closely followed by millions. We will have more information as it becomes available.

Carol Hunstein is set to become Georgia’s new top judge. The former DeKalb County Superior Court judge will be sworn in Wednesday by former Gov. Zell Miller, who tapped her in 1992 to become the second woman to serve on Georgia’s Supreme Court. Current Gov. Sonny Perdue also plans to attend.

President Barack Obama says he will nominate an individual who is “dedicated to the rule of law” to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. The president interrupted his press secretary’s regular White House briefing to tell reporters he had just spoken by phone with Souter. Obama said he told Souter he was “incredibly grateful for his dedicated service.“

President Barack Obama isn’t talking about the biggest news of the day: Supreme Court Justice David Souter’s retirement. At the end of a Cabinet meeting Friday on the swine flu emergency, reporters tried to shout questions about Souter’s reported plan to leave. But Obama said, “No Supreme Court questions.“

After spending 18 years in a city he loves to hate, Supreme Court Justice David Souter will finally bid Washington farewell. Souter is planning to retire after nearly two decades on the court.