Jun 8, 2009 2:45 pm US/Eastern
Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor Injured At Airport
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor arrives to meet with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in his office on Capitol Hill on June 4, 2009, in Washington, D.C.
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President Barack Obama announces United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor (L) of New York as his Supreme Court nominee as Vice President Joe Biden (C) watches at the White House May 26, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor broke her ankle in a stumble at an airport Monday morning. The judge was en route to Capitol Hill for further meetings with senators who will vote on her confirmation.
The White House says Sotomayor suffered the injury Monday morning at New York's LaGuardia Airport before boarding a shuttle to Washington for an afternoon of meetings with senators.
She'll keep her six appointments on Capitol Hill Monday despite the injury, which has her walking with crutches, the White House said.
The judge has kept up a busy schedule in Washington as the White House presses for her quick confirmation. She even stopped at the White House before heading to the hospital for an x-ray.
Sotomayor started one-on-one visits with senators last week. At the end of last week, she had met with more than one-quarter of the Senate, and all but a few members of the Judiciary Committee.
Sotomayor, who would replace retiring Justice David Souter on the court if confirmed, first got a call from White House Counsel Gregory Craig on April 27, then had near-daily contact with his office after Souter announced his retirement May 1.
If confirmed, Sotomayor, 54, would be the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the court.
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