Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 2009. Nominated by President Barack Obama. The first Latina and the third woman to serve on the Court. Previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Known for vigorous dissents in criminal-justice and voting-rights cases.
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Sonia Sotomayor
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Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.
editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.