Senate Judiciary Committee Votes On Sotomayor Nomination To Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - JULY 28: Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) speaks with ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (L) during a markup and vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonya Sotomayo July 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor was endorsed by the committee by a vote of 13-6 and the nomination will now move to a vote before the full Senate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)