Sonia Sotomayor: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2009
Sonia Sotomayor (born: June 25, 1954) is a United States Supreme Court justice.
She has been on the Court since 2009, and was on a lower court before that. When on the lower court, she ended the 1994 baseball strike. She is the first and only Latina (hispanic women) on the Court. Sotomayor is Puerto Rican and is from the Bronx.
Sonia Sotomayor | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Assumed office August 8, 2009 | |
| Nominated by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | David Souter |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| In office October 7, 1998 – August 6, 2009 | |
| Nominated by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Daniel Mahoney |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Lohier |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office August 12, 1992 – October 7, 1998 | |
| Nominated by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Walker |
| Succeeded by | Victor Marrero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sonia Maria Sotomayor June 25, 1954 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (Before 2009) Independent (2009–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Kevin Noonan (m. 1976; div. 1983) |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Sotomayor was born in New York City to parents who were from Puerto Rico. As a child, she was interested in reading the Nancy Drew series and other detective stories. She had a rough childhood since her alcoholic father died when she was nine. Throughout her time in high school and at Princeton, Sotomayor was a charismatic and inspirational leader. She graduated Princeton with a history degree, went to Yale University to study law and then served as a U.S District Court judge and judge for U.S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
References
Sources
- Hutchinson, Dennis J. "Sotomayor, Sonia." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2015. Web. 8 May 2015.
- "Sonia Sotomayor." Newsmakers. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Biography in Context. Web. 8 May 2023
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