Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor officiates at same-sex wedding in Washington
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}NEW YORK - JUNE 4: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivers the keynote address at the Hostos Community College 39th commencement ceremony June 4, 2010 in New York City. Also pictured are college President Felix Matos Rodriguez (L) and Dr. Matthew Goldstein, chancellor of City University of New York. (Photo by Craig Ruttle-Pool/Getty Images) (2010 Getty Images)
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has presided over the same-sex wedding of the owners of a Washington consulting firm that focuses on Hispanic and gay rights issues.
Ingrid Duran and Catherine Pino are the founders of the consulting firm D&P Creative Strategies. Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg said Sotomayor officiated at their wedding Saturday in Washington.
Arberg said the justice is a friend of the couple.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It was Sotomayor's first time presiding at such a wedding. She joins colleagues Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan, as well as retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, in conducting same-sex weddings.
The three sitting justices were part of the majority decision in June that extended same-sex marriage nationwide.
Sotomayor's participation in the wedding ceremony was first reported by the Washington Blade.
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