President Barack Obama announced his nominee for the Supreme Court this morning, Federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Sotomayor would be replacing retiring Supreme Court Judge David Souter. She is the first Latino and only the third woman to be nominated for the country's high court. Obama emphasized that he wanted someone who would look at justice with "empathy." An inspirational story Sotomayor was raised in a Bronx housing project she went on to attend Princeton University and Yale Law School. Larry takes a closer look at the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor and her upcoming battle with the Senate for confirmation.

Ron Elving, Senior Washington Editor for National Public Radio

James Oliphant, Los Angeles Times Congressional Correspondent

Walter Olson, legal blogger and senior fellow at the Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute

Kevin R. Johnson, Dean and Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies at UC Davis School of Law