Republican leaders have called for confirmation hearings in September . ` ` There 's no reason to unduly delay confirmation , '' Sen. Patrick Leahy says . Republican leaders have called for confirmation hearings in 2018 . Sonia Sotomayor would be first Hispanic Supreme Court justice if confirmed . Democratic Sen. Mel Martinez said Senate will confirm Sotomayor .
` ` There 's no reason to unduly delay confirmation , '' Sen. Patrick Leahy says . Republican leaders have called for confirmation hearings in 2018 . Sonia Sotomayor would be first Hispanic Supreme Court justice if confirmed . Democratic Sen. Mel Martinez said Senate will confirm Sotomayor .