Sonia Maria Sotomayor (/ ˈ s oʊ n j ə ˌ s oʊ t oʊ m aɪ ˈ j ɔːr / ⓘ, Spanish: [ˈsonja sotomaˈʝoɾ]; [1] born June 25, 1954) [2] is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

2 hours ago · MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said presidents have historically obeyed judicial rulings with a few exceptions as she advocated for the court to move cautiously to maintain a system of checks and balances, but without directly referencing President Donald Trump’s efforts to test the limits of the executive power.

5 days ago · LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said her conservative colleagues are risking the court’s legitmacy with decisions affording President Donald Trump broad immunity and overturning longstanding precedents on other issues.. In her first public comments since Trump began his second term in the White House, Sotomayor told a Kentucky audience that the court has ...

4 hours ago · Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that courts must use their “soft power” to persuade people to comply with rulings on contentious issues. At the same time, the liberal ...

6 days ago · U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was asked about sagging public confidence in the court. She answered by pointing to her conservative colleagues’ willingness to upend decades-old precedents.

Mar 6, 2023 · 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...

Sonia Sotomayor (born June 25, 1954, Bronx, New York, U.S.) associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2009. She was the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

Sep 1, 2021 · After the retirement of Justice David Souter, President Obama nominated Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court on May 26, 2009, and the Senate confirmed her on August 6, 2009, with a vote of 68-31.

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.

5 days ago · Sotomayor became the seventh Supreme Court justice to win the Brandeis Medal, following former Justices Harry Blackmun, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sandra Day O’Connor and John Paul ...