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May 26, 2009 · Sonia Sotomayor. Age: 54; Born June 25, 1954, in New York, N.Y. Experience: Nominated by President Clinton in 1997 as U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the 2nd Circuit, 1998-present; U.S. District ...
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Feb 17, 2022 · The Politics of the Supreme Court Shortlist. ... When Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Court, in 2009, he did not connect his choice of nominee to her ethnic or gender identity, despite the ...
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U.S. Supreme Court building. President Barack Obama made two successful appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States. The first was Judge Sonia Sotomayor to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice David H. Souter. Sotomayor was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 6, 2009, by a vote of 68–31.
May 26, 2009 · President Barack Obama called Judge Sonia Sotomayor at 9 p.m. on Memorial Day to say she was his pick for the Supreme Court. Obama showed he was willing to pick a fight with his choice ...
May 26, 2009 · So why did Sonia Sotomayor get the nod as Barack Obama's first pick for the Supreme Court? Of the four women in final contention for the job — the competition included two members of his Administration, Solicitor General Elena Kagan and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as well as his fellow Chicagoan, Appeals Court Judge Diane P. Wood — Sotomayor was the candidate with whom the ...
Apr 4, 2022 · Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor made history in 2009 by becoming the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court. As President Barack Obama's first nominee, Sotomayor won confirmation 68-31 ...
Feb 14, 2016 · Patricia Millett. Patricia Millett, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, was also named by several outlets — including The New York Times, Politico and MSNBC's panel Sunday ...
