Sotomayor says she wants to be a Supreme Court justice because "I can't think of a greater service to give to the country."
Seemingly fresh out of questions, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., started to wind down the morning session by asking simply: "Why do you want to be a Supreme Court justice?"Sotomayor answered with a story about her rise to the federal bench, a move Sotomayor said was inspired by her dedication to public service."It really has always been the answer, given who I am, my love of the law," she said. "My sense of importance about the rule of law, how central it is to the function of our society, how it sets us apart as many senators have noted, from the rest of the world, have always created a passion in me," she said. "I can't think of a greater service to give the country than to be given the privilege of being a justice of the Supreme Court."-Ron Fournier, AP Washington bureau chief