Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court - Sonia Sotomayor, First Latina Supreme Court Justice
Title
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court - Sonia Sotomayor, First Latina Supreme Court Justice
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Description
Sonia Maria Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America, serving since August 2009. She is the Court's 111th justice, it's first Hispanic justice and third female justice.
Associate Justice Sotomayor was born in the 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 commercial matters in New York City at Pavia & Harcourt, where she served as an associate and then partner from 1984–1992. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated her to the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, and she served in that role from 1992–1998. She served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1998–2009. President Barack Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009, and she assumed this role August 8, 2009.Creator
SCOTUS
Date
2009
Source
https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justice_pictures/Sotomayor_9841-001-Crop.jpg
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Rights
Sources: Supreme Court of the United States of America http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx
Publisher
SCOTUS
Contributor
SCOTUS
Format
Medium: Photograph
Language
English
Type
Figures
Identifier
Criminal Justice
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SCOTUS
Files
Reference
SCOTUS, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court - Sonia Sotomayor, First Latina Supreme Court Justice, SCOTUS, 2009
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SCOTUS, “Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court - Sonia Sotomayor, First Latina Supreme Court Justice,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 29, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/203.