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On May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama announced his selection of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, to replace retiring Justice David Souter. Sotomayor's nomination was submitted to the United States Senate on June 1, 2009, when the 111th Congress reconvened after its Memorial Day recess.
President Barack Obama made two successful appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States. The first was Judge Sonia Sotomayor [1] to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice David H. Souter. [2] Sotomayor was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 6, 2009, by a vote of 68–31.
Speaking at Harvard in May, Sotomayor, who was nominated to the court by then-President Barack Obama, said that while “every loss truly traumatizes me in my stomach and in my heart," she chooses ...
President Barack Obama meets with Judge Sonia Sotomayor and Vice President Joe Biden prior to an announcement in the East Room, May 26, 2009. Following Barack Obama's 2008 presidential election victory, speculation arose that Sotomayor could be a leading candidate for a Supreme Court seat.
Democrats are not joining calls for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to ... could have retired and been replaced by a Democratic appointee when President Barack Obama was in office and his ...
Sotomayor, who was nominated by former President Barack Obama, is the first Latina and the third woman to serve on the Supreme Court. She has written several children’s books. Here are photos of ...
Following is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Barack Obama during his presidency, as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, excluding appointments to the District of Columbia judiciary.
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, Sotomayor was the first Latina to ascend to the role of Supreme Court justice. ... Sonia Sotomayor Voices ‘Fear For Our Democracy’ In Fiery Trump ...