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Sonia Sotomayor

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1992–2009

Sonia Sotomayor , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Senate voted 68–28 on the nomination on Oct 2, 1998 (Nomination Confirmed). Sonia Maria Sotomayor 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, 2009. She is the third woman U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Senate votes
2

Positions

  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States2009-08-08

Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
    105th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    68–28 · Oct 2, 1998
  • an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
    111th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    68–31 · Aug 6, 2009

Education

  • Princeton UniversityB.A., 1976
  • Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1979

Career

Assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1979-1984; Private practice, New York City, 1984-1992

Biography

Sonia Maria Sotomayor 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, 2009. She is the third woman U.S. Supreme Court justice.

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