Sonia Sotomayor's Biography
Contact Information
Office
Supreme Court of the United States
1 First Street, Northeast
Washington, DC 20543
Full Name:
Sonia Sotomayor
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
06/25/1954
Birth Place:
Bronx, NY
JD, Yale Law School, 1979
BA, Princeton University, 1976
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Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, 2009-present
Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1998-2009
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, August 6, 2009
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, June 1, 2009
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, October 2, 1998
Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1991-1998
Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, June 25, 1997
Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, June 25, 1997
Attorney, Pavia & Harcourt, 1984-1992
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, August 11, 1992
Nominated by President George H.W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, November 27, 1991
Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney's Office, 1979-1984
No organizational membership information on file.