Michelle O. Celebrates Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor..

First lady Michelle Obama (wearing an Erickson Beamon brooch) entered the East Room of the White House with U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) during a reception for the new Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor in Washington August 12, 2009. Leahy is the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee which voted for Sotomayor's confirmation.



President Barack Obama and new U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor leave a reception in the East Room, as first lady Michelle Obama follows behind, at the White House in Washington August 12, 2009.[photos via Reuters]