The LOC.GOV Wise Guide : Justice is Served

On May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, she would be the court’s first Hispanic and third female justice.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor delivers keynote address at conference co-sponsored by the Law Library

To serve congressional and public requests for resources pertaining to this historic nomination, the Law Library of Congress has developed a web presentation on Sotomayor on its Supreme Court Nominations site.

The site includes background information on the nominee, press coverage and links to her articles and case decisions. From mainstream media to new media such as blogs (and law blogs, or "blawgs"), the site offers information about Sotomayor as well as Supreme Court nomination hearings dating to 1971. Featured nominees include confirmed Supreme Court Justices Samuel A. Alito and John G. Roberts; another featured nominee is Harriet E. Miers, whose nomination was withdrawn on Oct. 27, 2005.

In 2007, the Law Library began harvesting a web archive that has grown to more than 100 items covering a broad cross-section of legal topics. These "blawgs" provide a view of the changing dynamics for communication and collaboration within the legal community.

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is featured in two webcasts of events held at the Library. In 2007, she was the keynote speaker for a conference on Strickland v. Washington, in which O’Connor authored the majority opinion.

In 2006, O’Connor made a special presentation during the symposium “Tunisia: Celebrating Fifty Years of Women's Emancipation.”

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B. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor delivers keynote address at conference co-sponsored by the Law Library. 2007. Law Library of Congress. Reproduction Information: Reproduction information not available.