JUNE 18, 1998 Senator Leahy on 1998 Sotomayor Nomination Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) spoke about Senate delays in considering the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals. In his remarks, he alleged that Republicans were holding the nomination for fear that President Clinton would later appoint her to the Supreme Court. https://www.c-span.org/video/?107445-101/senator-leahy-1998-sotomayor-nomination