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Our First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice

Our First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice

Confirmed by the Senate as the newest justice to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor will be the high court's first Hispanic member. But she's far from the first Hispanic-American to break the barriers. Following are other Hispanic pioneers in U.S. history.

In this photo: Sonia Sotomayor

Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Jul 15, 2009