On the cusp of history, Sonia Sotomayor listened intently in a packed Senate hearing room Monday as lawmakers began confirmation hearings on her appointment as the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Sotomayor has reason to be confident about the outcome--Democrats have the votes in the Senate to make her the third woman justice and the first nominated by a Democratic president in 15 years.
In the nearly seven weeks since President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to replace Justice David Souter, critics have labored without much success to exploit weaknesses in her record.
Sotomayor's appointment will not affect the ideological makeup of the court, which has …
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