Kamala Harris chooses Sonia Sotomayor to swear her in as vice-president

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a history-making event in which the first black, South Asian and female vice president will take her oath of office from the first Latina justice.

Ms Harris chose Ms Sotomayor for the task.