Sonia Sotomayor
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Sonia Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for her liberal jurisprudence, powerful dissents, and status as the first Latina to serve on the nation’s highest court.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sonia Sotomayor canonical | 75 |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | 7 |
| Sotomayor | 2 |
| Sonia Maria Sotomayor | 1 |
| employing future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor early in her legal career | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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author ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Princeton University
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Yale Law School ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| barAdmission | New York State Bar ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1954-06-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| confirmationDate (Supreme Court) | 2009-08-06 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| degree |
Princeton University
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A.B. from Princeton University
Juris Doctor from Yale Law School ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Puerto Rican ⓘ |
| familyName |
Sonia Sotomayor
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Sotomayor
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| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ |
| fullName |
Sonia Sotomayor
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Sonia Maria Sotomayor
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Sonia ⓘ |
| graduationYear (Princeton) | 1976 ⓘ |
| graduationYear (Yale Law School) | 1979 ⓘ |
| honor | summa cum laude (Princeton) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for defendants’ rights
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focus on the impact of law on everyday lives ⓘ powerful dissents ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| lawReviewRole | Editor of the Yale Law Journal ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 1983 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| nominatedBy (District Court) | George H. W. Bush ⓘ |
| nominatedBy (Second Circuit) | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| nominationDate (Supreme Court) | 2009-05-26 ⓘ |
| notableCaseInvolvement |
Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (dissent on affirmative action)
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Shelby County v. Holder ⓘ
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Shelby County v. Holder (dissenting views on voting rights)
Utah v. Strieff (dissent on Fourth Amendment rights) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on diversity and life experience in judging
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first Hispanic Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ first Latina Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
My Beloved World
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The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ Turning Pages: My Life Story ⓘ |
| occupation |
private practice attorney
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prosecutor ⓘ |
| parent |
Celia Báez Sotomayor
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Juan Sotomayor ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberal jurisprudence ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ |
| predecessor | David H. Souter ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C., United States
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| spouse | Kevin Edward Noonan ⓘ |
| startTime (Supreme Court service) | 2009-08-08 ⓘ |
| workedAt |
New York County District Attorney’s Office
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Office of the District Attorney, New York County
Pavia & Harcourt ⓘ |
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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Sonia Maria Sotomayor
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Sotomayor
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Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
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David Hackett Souter
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David H. Souter
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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employing future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor early in her legal career