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Sonia Sotomayor
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1992–2009
Sonia Sotomayor , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Senate voted 68–28 on the nomination on Oct 2, 1998 (Nomination Confirmed). Sonia Maria Sotomayor 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. She is the third woman U.S. Supreme Court justice.
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Positions
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States2009-08-08
Senate confirmation votes
- United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
105th Congress · Nomination Confirmed68–28 · Oct 2, 1998 - an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
111th Congress · Nomination Confirmed68–31 · Aug 6, 2009
Education
- Princeton UniversityB.A., 1976
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1979
Career
Assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1979-1984; Private practice, New York City, 1984-1992
Biography
Sonia Maria Sotomayor 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. She is the third woman U.S. Supreme Court justice.
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