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Washington, Jan 17: Kamala Harris, who will script history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian US vice president on Wednesday, will be sworn in by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice in the US Supreme Court.
Kamala Harris
The 58-year-old vice president-elect was inspired by Justice Sotomayor”s background, ABC News reported, ahead of the presidential inauguration event on January 20.
They have both previously served as former prosecutors — Harris in California, Sotomayor in New York. Sotomayor, 66, is third female justice in US Supreme Court history.
During her victory speech Harris weaved in an adage from her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who often told…
