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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 ...
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 2024 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2024, and concluded October , 2025. This was the sixteenth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor 's tenure on the Court. Sonia Sotomayor 2024 term statistics
PHOTO: Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of The Supreme Court of the United States, at Zarzuela Palace on March 04, 2024 in Madrid. (Pablo Cuadra/Getty Images, FILE)
Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain, on March 4, 2024 (Pablo Cuadra/Getty Images)
There are days when the Supreme Court releases opinions that Justice Sonia Sotomayor goes into her office, closes the door, and cries, she said while describing the frustration of being one of ...
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.
This is the backdrop for Justice Sonia Sotomayor's opinion Tuesday arguing that the Supreme Court may need to reevaluate the confines of that legal doctrine—absolute prosecutorial immunity ...