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Sonia Maria Sotomayor (/ ˈ s oʊ n j ə ˌ s oʊ t oʊ m aɪ ˈ j ɔːr / ⓘ, Spanish: [ˈsonja sotomaˈʝoɾ]; [1] born June 25, 1954) [2] is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and has served since August 8 ...
Shoop; the opinion was joined by Justice Sotomayor. [130] Two contributors to SCOTUSBlog noted that, since joining the Court at the beginning of the 2022 term, Jackson was the most active participant in oral arguments, speaking an average of 1,350 words per argument, while the eight other justices each spoke on average fewer than 1,000. [131]
A liberal pundit Sunday floated nominating failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris to replace US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor while the Democrats still cling to power.. Bakari Sellers ...
Sotomayor's nomination was submitted to the United States Senate on June 1, 2009, when the 111th Congress reconvened after its Memorial Day recess. Sotomayor was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 6, 2009 by a 68–31 vote, and was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts on August 8, 2009, becoming the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme ...
Sotomayor, the third-oldest sitting justice, has long been public about living with type 1 diabetes, and concerns about her health heightened after a watchdog through a Freedom of Information Act ...
Sotomayor, 70, is in good health and a vigorous participant in the court's work. She is well below the average retirement age of 75, and her diabetes, which she has had since childhood, remains ...
Breyer wrote, "The Court's decision to let construction continue nevertheless, I fear, may 'operat[e], in effect, as a final judgment.'" Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan joined his dissent. [86] On March 4, 2021, Breyer dissented in United States Fish and Wildlife Serv. v. Sierra Club, Inc., joined only by Sotomayor.
Justice Sotomayor, one of the three liberal justices on the court, was being honored with a Radcliffe Medal for her “commitment to excellence, inclusion, and social impact.” As part of the ...