Sonia Sotomayor
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 69 |
| Date of birth | June 25,1954 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | The Bronx |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Kevin Noonan |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Job | Judge |
| Author | |
| Jurist | |
| Book editor | |
| Education | Yale Law School |
| Princeton University | |
| Cardinal Spellman High School | |
| Cardinal Spellman | |
| Books | Just Ask: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You |
| My Beloved World | |
| Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You | |
| Just Help! How to Build a Better World | |
| Turning Pages: My Life Story | |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents | Celina Báez |
| Juan Sotomayor | |
| Siblings | Juan Sotomayor |
| Awards | Hispanic Heritage Awards: Leadership |
| Previous position | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1992–1998) |
| Position | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2009 |
| Nominations | Goodreads Choice Awards Best Memoir & Autobiography |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 402473 |
Sonia Sotomayor Life story
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.
US Supreme Court takes on ethics row with first-ever code of conduct
... ProPublica s reporting, followed by revelations involving other justices - including liberal justice Sonia Sotomayor using her Supreme Court staff to push sales of her books at public events - prompted calls for Congress to pass legislation creating a binding set of ethical guidelines for the court...
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first black woman on US top court
... The addition of Ms Jackson to the court means that its liberal minority - with Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Sonia Sotomayor - will be made up entirely of women...
Roe v Wade: Abortion clinics start to close after Supreme Court ruling
... The three justices who disagreed with the majority - Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan - wrote that they had done so " with sorrow - for this court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection"...
US Supreme Court reverses New York law limit gun rights
... The liberal justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer dissented...
Texas: Supreme Court blocks state's 'de-platforming' law
... The majority, who provided no explanation for the emergency decision, included Justices John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer...
US Supreme Court scrutinises Biden vaccine mandates
... Some justices on the conservative-dominated court signalled support for the mandate on Friday, including Sonia Sotomayor, a liberal, who suggested the rule was not a vaccine mandate but a mandate for the unvaccinated to mask and get tested...
Texas abortion law to stay in place until Supreme Court decision
... In a written dissent, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that the expedited timeframe would offer " cold comfort" for women in Texas who are hoping for abortion treatment...
Trump is not a lawyer - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
... Standing from left, Neil Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Brett M Kavanaugh Ms Ginsburg, 86, is the oldest sitting justice on the Supreme Court, and has received hospital treatment a number of times in recent years...
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first black woman on US top court
Ketanji Brown Jackson has been Sworn In as The newest associate Supreme Court justice, becoming The First black woman to serve on The Nation 's highest court.
The Appointment follows one of The Most consequential Supreme Court terms in recent memory, with significant rulings on abortion and gun rights.
Ms Jackson, 51, will replace Justice Stephen Breyer , joining The Court 's three-member liberal minority.
She accepts " The solemn responsibility" of The Role , She Said in a statement.
The former Public Defender joins The Court at a tumultuous period in its history. The nine-member court is currently split between six Republican-appointed justices and three picked by Democrats.
In recent weeks it delivered several blockbuster decisions - overturning The 50-year-old Roe v Wade decision on abortion, striking down a New York law restricting gun-carrying rights, and limiting The US Environmental Protection Agency's power to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions.
The lifetime appointment will likely see Ms Jackson on The Bench for decades but will not shift The current ideological balance of The Court .
The addition of Ms Jackson to The Court means that its liberal minority - with Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Sonia Sotomayor - will be made up entirely of women.
Mr Breyer congratulated his successor on Thursday, saying " her Hard Work , integrity, and intelligence have earned her a place on this court. "
" I Am glad for my fellow justices. They gain a colleague who is empathetic, thoughtful, and collegial, " He Said .
US President Joe Biden , a Democrat, announced her nomination in February. In April, three Republicans crossed The aisle to seal her appointment in The US Senate.
During her confirmation, Democrats touted Ms Jackson's experience working as a Public Defender . She will be The First Supreme Court justice since Thurgood Marshall - The First Black Man to appointed to The highest judicial Body - to have career experience representing criminal defendants.
Ms Jackson, a Washington Dc native, previously sat on The influential US court of Appeals for The DC circuit.
She has two degrees from Harvard University and once served as editor of The Harvard Law Review . She worked as a Public Defender in Washington before joining a Private Practice prior to her judicial appointments.
Source of news: bbc.com
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