News reports are coming out that Obama plans to announce the pick of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States.
U.S. President Barack Obama tapped U.S. Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, officials said, making her the first Hispanic in history picked to wear the robes of a justice.
Here’s her wikipedia page. Short story: she’s 54 years old, she is a Princeton (A.B.) and Yale grad (J.D.). She was first nominated by George H.W. Bush [hmm…it would be interesting to see if some current Republican Senators voted for her]. She was nominated by President Clinton to the Appeals Court.
Update: It’s now official. Here are the WH talking points.