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Sotomayor Becomes Ninth Justice and Finds New Pace
Sonia Sotomayor, the court's first Hispanic member and third woman, is sworn in by Chief Justice Roberts. She begins navigating a renovated Marble Palace, learning conferral routines, and tracking conference votes with a team of clerks and secretaries as she adapts to life in Washington and the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Sonia Sotomayor
Marble Palace
Supreme Court
Sotomayor
Christopher Landau
Clarence Thomas
John Roberts
John Marshall
Roberts
Margo Schlanger
University of Michigan
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ginsburg
Samuel Alito
Alito
Thomas
Deanne Maynard
Morrison and Foerster Law Firm
Stephen Breyer
Maynard
New York City
Bronx