Sotomayor Takes Judicial Oath in Court Chambers - washingtonpost.com: Justice Sonia Sotomayor officially took her seat as the Supreme Court's 111th member Tuesday in a tradition-laden ceremony witnessed by President Obama, Vice President Biden and scores of her relatives and friends.
Sotomayor took her judicial oath and joined the court on Aug. 8, soon after her Senate confirmation. But Tuesday's investiture ceremony marked the first time she joined her eight colleagues in the court's historic chambers, with their marble columns and burgundy draperies.
