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Sonia Maria Sotomayor (/ ˈsoʊnjəˌsoʊtoʊmaɪˈjɔːr / ⓘ, 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.
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.
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.
As the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made an impact in and out of the courtroom.
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.
Some commentators are calling for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down. They say they're concerned about her health. Sotomayor is 69 years old and speaks openly about living...
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.
When President Obama nominated federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, many Americans welcomed the appointment as a historic milestone; she is the first Hispanic American to serve on the high court.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was seven years old, at a time when most diabetics weren't expected to survive beyond the...
During a recruitment dinner held during Sonia Sotomayor’s third year of law school, a partner from a Washington-based firm asked her if she got into Yale because she was Puerto Rican. Sotomayor, who was applying for a job at the firm, was shocked by the question. Her resume, she felt, spoke for itself. But the recruiter didn’t stop there.