[Washington, D.C., July 13. Image via Getty]

WASHINGTON - JULY 13: Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor's mother, Celina Sotomayor listens to opening statements during confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee July 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor, now an appeals court judge and U.S. President Barack Obama�s first Supreme Court nominee, will become the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court if confirmed. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)