Senate Confirms Sotomayor for Court; Newest Justice to Be Sworn in Aug. 8

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The Senate Aug. 6 voted 68-31 to confirm federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, with nine Republicans joining 59 Democrats to place the first Hispanic and third woman on the high court.rnShe will be sworn in on Aug. 8 by Chief Justice John Roberts and will appear with President Obama at the White House on Aug. 12, a White House spokesman said.rnShortly after the Senate vote, Obama hailed So-tomayor's confirmation, saying, "With this historic vote, the Senate has affirmed that Justice Sotomayor has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the integrity and the independence of mind to ably serve on our nation's highest court."