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    Sonia Sotomayor

    Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2009

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  1. Sonia Maria Sotomayor ( / ˈsoʊnjə ˌsoʊtoʊmaɪˈjɔːr /, Spanish: [ˈsonja sotomaˈʝoɾ]; [1] born June 25, 1954) [2] 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.

  2. 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.

  3. May 27, 2009 · 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. The daughter of parents who moved to New York City from Puerto Rico, Sotomayor was raised in a housing project in the Bronx.

  4. Apr 4, 2022 · USA TODAY. 0:00. 2:37. Sotomayor is one of three liberal justices on the court. Sotomayor is the first Latina and woman of color on the court. She replaced Associate Justice David Souter on the...

  5. Sep 1, 2021 · June 25, 1954 - By: Ashley Angelucci. 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.

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  7. 6 days ago · Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the senior most liberal on the conservative Supreme Court, told an audience at Harvard University on Friday that she sometimes cries after the court hands down its ...

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    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. Sotomayor was born in the Bronx on June 25, 1954 to Juan Sotomayor and Celina Baez, both native Puerto Ricans.

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