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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.
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 ...
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. The second appointment was that of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace the retired John Paul Stevens
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has come a long way from her humble beginnings. Appointed by President Barack Obama to the highest court in the land, she was brought up in a public housing project in the ...
The two most recently appointed justices were women, and one a woman of color. Ketanji Brown Jackson, ... Sonia Sotomayor is the first and only Hispanic justice in history.
Bush appointed Sonia Sotomayor to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; Sotomayor was later elevated to the Second Circuit, and then to the Supreme Court. Bush named Louis Freeh to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York , where Freeh sat for two years before becoming Director of ...
Democrats are reportedly discussing whether to call on Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to immediately resign in an effort to avoid her replacement ... who was appointed by former President ...
Justice Seat State Former justice Nomination date Confirmation date Confirmation vote Began active service Ended active service 1: Sonia Sotomayor: 3: New York: David Souter: June 1, 2009: August 6, 2009: 68–31 [2] August 8, 2009: Incumbent 2: Elena Kagan: 4: Massachusetts: John Paul Stevens: May 10, 2010: August 5, 2010: 63–37 [3] August 7 ...