Sotomayor has roots in little-known Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON: The stage on Capitol Hill was for Sonia Sotomayor last week.

In the slow, deep and patient voice she had employed during hearings on her nomination to be the next US Supreme Court justice, she shone.

If she is confirmed (Republican Senator Lindsey Graham predicted on the first day that she is in unless she has a "complete meltdown), she will be the first Hispanic to serve in the highest US tribunal.