FACTBOX: Sotomayor's Senate hearing for top court

(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday will begin a public confirmation hearing for Sonia Sotomayor to take a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, which would make her the court's first Hispanic justice.

Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama to replace David Souter, who recently retired. He was among four liberals on the ideologically divided, nine-member court.

Here are some details of plans for the hearing:

MONDAY, JULY 12

* The 19-member Senate Judiciary Committee will begin its hearing at 10 a.m EDT. Each of the 12 Democrats and seven Republicans on the committee will be allowed opening statements up to 10 minutes. Sotomayor will be formally introduced by Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, the senators from her home state of New York.

* Sotomayor will be given the oath by Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and then make her opening statement. Afterward, the hearing will recess for the day.

TUESDAY, JULY 14

* The hearing resumes about 9 EDT/1300 GMT with questioning of the nominee. Each senator will be allotted 30 minutes for this first round of examination.

* The committee is not expected to complete the first-round of questions before it again recesses, likely late in the day.