Sonia Sotomayor

Extracted Attributes

• Gender

  Female

• Education

  Princeton University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976), Yale Law School (J.D., editor of Yale Law Journal, 1979)

• Full Name

  Sonia Maria Sotomayor

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date of Birth

  1954-06-25

• Place of Birth

  The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States

• Health Condition

  Type 1 diabetes (diagnosed at age 7)

• Ethnicity/Descent

  Puerto Rican

• Judicial Approach

  Trust in the judicial process, cutthroat attitude toward ill-prepared attorneys, kindness toward jurors

• Judicial Philosophy

  Supports informal liberal bloc, concern for rights of criminal defendants and criminal justice reform, known for impassioned dissents on issues of race, gender, and ethnic identity, generally takes a liberal position on controversial topics

• Judicial Distinctions

  First Hispanic Justice of the Supreme Court, First Woman of Color on the Supreme Court, Third Woman on the Supreme Court, First Latina on the Supreme Court

• Court Characterization

  Member of a balanced '3-3-3 Court'

• Supreme Court Confirmation Vote

  68-31

• Second Circuit Tenure Statistics

  Heard appeals in over 3,000 cases, authored approximately 380 opinions

Timeline

• Born in The Bronx, New York City, New York. (Source: Summary)

  1954-06-25

• Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 7. (Source: Web Search)

  ~1961

• Her father, Juan Sotomayor, died when she was nine years old. (Source: Summary)

  ~1963

• Graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University. (Source: Summary)

  1976

• Married Kevin Noonan. (Source: Web Search)

  1976

• Earned her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School, where she was an editor for the Yale Law Journal. (Source: Summary)

  1979

• Began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office. (Source: Summary)

  1979

• Divorced Kevin Noonan. (Source: Web Search)

  1983

• Transitioned from public service to private legal practice. (Source: Summary)

  1984

• Nominated by President George H. W. Bush to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. (Source: Summary)

  1991

• Confirmed as a U.S. District Court Judge. (Source: Summary)

  1992

• As a federal trial court judge, she saved Major League Baseball from a ruinous strike. (Source: Web Search)

  1995

• Nominated by President Bill Clinton to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. (Source: Summary)

  1997

• Confirmed as a U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Second Circuit, despite Senate delays. (Source: Summary)

  1998

• Nominated by President Barack Obama to the Supreme Court of the United States, following Justice David Souter's retirement. (Source: Summary)

  2009-05-26

• Confirmed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States by a Senate vote of 68-31. (Source: Summary)

  2009-08-08

• Supported the informal liberal bloc of justices and focused on the rights of criminal defendants and criminal justice reform, as seen in opinions like *J. D. B. v. North Carolina*. (Source: Summary)

  During Supreme Court Tenure

• Known for her strong dissents on matters of race, gender, and ethnic identity, notably in cases such as *Schuette v. BAMN*, *Utah v. Strieff*, and *Trump v. Hawaii*. (Source: Summary)

  During Supreme Court Tenure

• Participated in transformative rulings, including striking down the Texas and Florida Social Media Laws, overturning the Chevron Doctrine in *Looper versus Rondo*, and ruling on Presidential Immunity. (Source: Related Documents)

  Recent Supreme Court Decisions

Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Maria Sotomayor ( , Spanish: [ˈsonja sotomaˈʝoɾ]; born June 25, 1954) 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 first Hispanic justice and the third woman to serve in the United States Supreme Court. Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, New York City, to Puerto Rican-born parents. Her father died when she was nine, and she was subsequently raised by her mother. Sotomayor graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1976 and received her Juris Doctor in 1979 from Yale Law School, where she was an editor of the Yale Law Journal. She worked as an assistant district attorney in New York for four and a half years before entering private practice in 1984. She played an active role on the boards of directors for the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, the State of New York Mortgage Agency, and the New York City Campaign Finance Board. President George H. W. Bush nominated Sotomayor to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1991; she was confirmed in 1992. In 1997, President Bill Clinton nominated her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. That appointment was slowed by the Republican majority in the United States Senate because of its concerns that the position might lead to a Supreme Court nomination, but she was confirmed in 1998. On the Second Circuit, Sotomayor heard appeals in more than 3,000 cases and wrote about 380 opinions. Sotomayor has taught at the New York University School of Law and Columbia Law School. In May 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court following Justice David Souter's retirement. Her nomination was confirmed by the Senate in August 2009 by a vote of 68–31. While on the Court, Sotomayor has supported the informal liberal bloc of justices when they divide along the commonly perceived ideological lines. During her Supreme Court tenure, Sotomayor has been identified with concern for the rights of criminal defendants and criminal justice reform, as demonstrated in majority opinions such as J. D. B. v. North Carolina. She is also known for her impassioned dissents on issues of race and ethnic identity, including in Schuette v. BAMN, Utah v. Strieff, and Trump v. Hawaii.

Web Search Results

• Sonia Sotomayor: Biography, Supreme Court Justice, Federal Judge

  Sonia Sotomayor is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, upon which she has served since 2009. Appointed by then-President Barack Obama following the retirement of Justice David Souter, Sotomayor is the first Latina Supreme Court justice in United States history, as well as the first woman of color to serve on the Supreme Court. Sotomayor previously served as a U.S. District Court judge starting in 1992 and was elevated to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in 1998. [...] Sonia Maria Sotomayor was born in the South Bronx area of New York City on June 25, 1954. She is the eldest of two children born to Juan and Celina Baez Sotomayor, who were of Puerto Rican descent. Sotomayor’s family functioned on a very modest income; Celina was a nurse at a methadone clinic, and Juan was a tool-and-die worker. Sotomayor was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 7, which required daily insulin injections. Her father died of a heart attack when she was 9 years old. [...] ## Quick Facts FULL NAME: Sonia Maria Sotomayor BORN: June 25, 1954 BIRTHPLACE: New York City, New York SPOUSE: Kevin Noonan (1976–1983) ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Cancer ## Early Life

• The Supreme Court: Justice Sonia Sotomayor

  SONIA SOTOMAYOR, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born in Bronx, New York, on June 25, 1954. She earned a B.A. in 1976 from Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude and receiving the university’s highest academic honor. In 1979, she earned a J.D. from Yale Law School where she served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal. She served as Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office from 1979-1984. She then litigated international

• Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center

  Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined the U.S. Supreme Court on August 8, 2009, replacing Justice David Souter. Sotomayor made history for being the first Hispanic and the first woman of color to reach the Supreme Court. She was born in New York City on June 25, 1954 to parents who had come to the mainland U.S. from Puerto Rico. Sotomayor graduated as the valedictorian of both her middle school and her high school. She continued her academic achievement by graduating summa cum laude from Princeton [...] Echoing her predecessor Souter, Sotomayor generally takes a liberal position on controversial topics. This contrasts with the other Catholic Justices on the Court. Analysts have likened her to Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer. In an era when conservatives dominate the Court, Sotomayor has written some scathing dissents. Despite her service as a prosecutor, she often has advocated vigorously for the rights of suspects and defendants. Sotomayor has administered the oath of office [...] Over the next few years, Sotomayor worked as an assistant district attorney in New York County (Manhattan) before joining a private law firm in 1984. She also served on the State of New York Mortgage Agency and the New York City Campaign Finance Board in the late 1980s and early 1990s, among other government positions. In November 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated Sotomayor to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The U.S. Senate unanimously

• Justice Sonia Sotomayor | NYU School of Law

  Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, was born in the Bronx, New York, on June 25, 1954. She earned a BA in 1976 from Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude and receiving the university’s highest academic honor. In 1979, she earned a JD from Yale Law School where she served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal. She served as assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office from 1979 to 1984. She then litigated [...] Judge Sonia Sotomayor, former adjunct professor at NYU Law, nominated to Supreme Court Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor addresses NYU Commencement Constitutional Law Across Borders: At the launch of NYU Law’s new Guarini Institute for Global Legal Studies, Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks with former South African Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Court of Appeals judges Jeffrey Sutton and Raymond Lohier '91 preside over Marden Moot Court final

• Sonia Sotomayor | Oyez

  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. Her father worked in manual labor and her mother was a nurse. The family took residence in the Bronxdale Houses, one of the most coveted complexes in the city-owned housing [...] joined the liberal majority on recent landmark cases. She ruled in the majority which upheld the Affordable Care Act twice, and in Obergefell v. Hodges, to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Sotomayor is known on the court for her trust in the judicial process, and her cutthroat attitude toward ill-prepared attorneys. She is also known for her kindness toward jurors and the attorneys who work hard to advocate for their clients. [...] The legendary Manhattan district attorney Robert Morgenthau hired 25-year-old Sotomayor to work in his office following her graduation in 1979. As an assistant district attorney, Sotomayor began work in a trial unit that prosecuted everything from petty crimes to homicides. She established herself early as an imposing prosecutor who, despite her young age, would not get pushed around. Sotomayor helped put some of the most heinous criminals behind bars and triumphed in high-profile cases,

• Award

  Schneider Family Book Award

• Image

  

• Gender

  female

• Educated At

  Princeton University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  judge

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  6/25/1954

• Place Of Birth

  The Bronx

Sonia Maria Sotomayor (/ˈsoʊnjə ˌsoʊtoʊmaɪˈjɔːr/, Spanish: [ˈsonja sotomaˈʝoɾ]; born June 25, 1954) 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, first woman of color, the first Hispanic, and first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court. Sotomayor was born in The Bronx, New York City, to Puerto Rican-born parents. Her father died when she was nine, and she was subsequently raised by her mother. Sotomayor graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1976 and received her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1979, where she was an editor at the Yale Law Journal. She worked as an assistant district attorney in New York for four and a half years before entering private practice in 1984. She played an active role on the boards of directors for the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, the State of New York Mortgage Agency, and the New York City Campaign Finance Board. Sotomayor was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by President George H. W. Bush in 1991; confirmation followed in 1992. In 1997, she was nominated by President Bill Clinton to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Her nomination was slowed by the Republican majority in the United States Senate, but she was eventually confirmed in 1998. On the Second Circuit, Sotomayor heard appeals in more than 3,000 cases and wrote about 380 opinions. Sotomayor has taught at the New York University School of Law and Columbia Law School. In May 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court following the retirement of Justice David Souter. Her nomination was confirmed by the Senate in August 2009 by a vote of 68–31. While on the Court, Sotomayor has supported the informal liberal bloc of justices when they divide along the commonly perceived ideological lines. During her Supreme Court tenure, Sotomayor has been identified with concern for the rights of defendants and criminal justice reform, and is known for her impassioned dissents on issues of race, gender and ethnic identity, including Schuette v. BAMN, Utah v. Strieff, and Trump v. Hawaii.