13 seconds ago 2009-12-22T12:45:03-08:00
Justice Benjamin Cardozo may be one of Sotomayor's idols but he may have taken one of her titles from her: first Hispanic on the Supreme Court.
Cardozo was nominated to the court by President Herbert Hoover in 1932. He was a member of a family of Sephardic Jews who claimed Portuguese heritage. Some definitions of Hispanic include Portugal and Portuguese-speaking cultures. Others don't.
One thing is clear, Judge Sotomayor would be the first Latina on the Supreme Court.
-Jesse J. Holland, AP reporter, Supreme Court
