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In January 2021, Sonia Sotomayor swore in Kamala Harris as the Vice President of the United States. It was considered historic as Sotomayor is the first woman of color to serve on the Supreme Court and Harris is the first woman, African-American, and Asian-American Vice President.
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.
Feb 3, 2020 · • Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan are registered Democrats in Washington, D.C. Justice Stephen G. Breyer is a registered Democrat in Cambridge, Mass. • Justice Sonia Sotomayor...
Sonia Sotomayor is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama (D) to fill the seat left vacant by David Souter on June 1, 2009. She was confirmed by the Senate on August 6 and sworn in on August 8, 2009, becoming the first Hispanic justice to sit on the Court.
Jun 7, 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.
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.
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.
Apr 6, 2024 · With Joe Biden and Democrats facing a tough election, the US bench’s oldest liberal is at the centre of a fierce debate. Sonia Sotomayor has served on the US Supreme Court since 2009 — its ...
Aug 8, 2019 · USA TODAY. WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court had heard about 15 seconds of debate over adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census when Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor interrupted the...
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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.
