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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]; born June 25, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mar 6, 2023 · A former federal and appellate judge, Sonia Sotomayor became an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009. She is the first Latina justice in history.
Jul 9, 2024 · Sonia Sotomayor (born June 25, 1954, Bronx, New York, U.S.) associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2009. She was the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
Apr 6, 2024 · Fifteen years later, a debate has arisen over whether 69-year-old Sotomayor — the court’s first Hispanic justice — should retire before the 2024 general election in order to give US ...
Sep 1, 2021 · As the first Latina and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made an impact in and out of the courtroom. With her dedication to the judicial process and fighting spirit, Justice Sotomayor is an inspiration, especially for Americans who feel marginalized or underrepresented.
Apr 4, 2022 · Sonia Sotomayor is the 111th associate justice to serve on the Supreme Court. She previously served on the New York-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.
Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, was born in Bronx, New York, on June 25, 1954. She earned a B.A. in 1976 from Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude and a member of Phi Beta Kappa and receiving the Pyne Prize, the highest academic honor Princeton awards to an undergraduate.
Aug 8, 2009 · Sonia Sotomayor – the fearless federal trial court judge who saved Major League Baseball from a ruinous 1995 strike – entered the record book as the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the High Court.
Mar 22, 2024 · Sonia Sotomayor was born to Celina Baez, a nurse, and Juan Sotomayor, a manual laborer with a third-grade education who spoke no English. Both had moved to New York from Puerto Rico during World War II, and Sotomayor was born and raised in the Bronx. Her family lived in public housing, and her father died when she was 9.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined the U.S. Supreme Court on August 8, 2009, replacing Justice David Souter. Sotomayor made history for being the first Hispanic and the first woman of color to reach the Supreme Court.
