More logistics for Sotomayor's hearing
Posted: Monday, July 13, 2009 9:57 AM by Mark Murray
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Congress, Courts
From NBC's Mark Murray
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy and Ranking Member Jeff Sessions just escorted Sonia Sotomayor into the Senate Judiciary Committee briefing room, before the start of the hearing.
Video: Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., speaks with a Morning Joe panel about where Judge Sonia Sotomayor stands on the idea of impartial justice.
Sotomayor's guests will include, according to a White House adviser:
-- Celina Sotomayor (mother)
-- Juan Sotomayor (brother)
-- Omar Lopez (step father)
-- Tracey Sotomayor (sister-in-law)
-- Kiley Sotomayor (niece)
-- Connor and Corey Sotomayor (nephews)
-- New York Congresswoman
Nydia Velazquez
-- New York Congressman
Jose Serrano-- Louis Freeh (who was her mentor when she served on the federal district court in New York)
-- Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs and Judge Robert Katzmann (2nd Circuit Court of Appeals)