Ohio Sen. George Voinovich joined eight Republican colleagues Thursday and said he would support Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The vote is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. EDT. The federal appellate judge is expected to win overwhelming confirmation, and would become the first Hispanic on the court.
Voinovich explained Thursday that, "Judge Sotomayor is not the nominee I would have selected if I were president, but making a nomination is not my role here today. My role is to examine her qualifications to determine if she is fit to serve."
He explained that "the factors to be examined in determining whether a Supreme Court nominee is qualified include her education, prior legal and judicial experience, judicial temperament, and commitment to the rule of law. Based on my review of her record, and using these factors, I have determined that Judge Sotomayor meets the criteria to become a Justice on the Supreme Court.”
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