The United States Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor to be the 111th Justice of the United States Supreme Court on Thursday, August 6, 2009.  The final vote was 68-31.  

The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination by a vote of 13-6 during an executive business meeting on July 28.  

Archived webcasts of the Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination, which was held July 13-16, are available online.

Nomination Materials

• Committee Questionnaire and Related Materials
• Letters and Materials Sent and Received in Connection with the Nomination
• Hearing Details
• Submissions for the Hearing Record
• Questions Submitted for the Record Following Confirmation Hearing
• Photo Gallery

Information About the United States Supreme Court

• A Brief History of the United States Supreme Court
• Previous Justices on the Supreme Court
• Committee Votes on Recent Supreme Court Nominations
• Senate votes on Previous Supreme Court Nominations
  
• Transcripts of Previous Supreme Court Hearings, 1971-Present
• Resources and Information About the Supreme Court
  

From July 13-July 16, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.  For more information about the Supreme Court and the Sotomayor nomination, click here.

Nearly 2000 people witnessed the confirmation proceedings on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor in person during the week of July 13-July 16.  Countless more viewed the hearing online.	Judge Sonia Sotomayor appeared before the Committee for four days of testimony.  She is currently a judge on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and is a former District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York.
Chairman Patrick Leahy is seen administering the oath on Monday, July 13.