10 seconds ago 2009-11-10T03:30:03-08:00
Sonia Sotomayor has held a spot on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals since Oct. 7, 1998. Her decisions from that bench are coming up frequently in the hearing as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee review her writings and record. Here are five tidbits about the court:
1. Congress established the 2nd Circuit in 1891.
2. Sixty-six judges have served the court, including Thurgood Marshall. He's the first black justice on the Supreme Court.
3. The 2nd Circuit is housed at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in New York City.
4. The court hears appeals from the lower courts in three states: Connecticut, New York and Vermont.
5. Most appeals rulings are made by a three-judge panel.
-Ann Sanner, AP reporter, Washington
