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Sonia Sotomayor
Active judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Sonia Sotomayor serves on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Aug 6, 2009 by a 68–31 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Aug 6, 2009
- Senate vote
- 68–31
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1954
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkGeorge H.W. Bush · Aug 11, 1992 – Oct 13, 1998
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitWilliam J. Clinton · Oct 2, 1998 – Aug 8, 2009
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesBarack Obama · 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
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