Sonia Sotomayor

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Barack Obama
Senate confirmation:: Aug 6, 2009
Recorded service:: Oct 20, 2009 – present
Born:: Jun 25, 1954 (age 72)

In plain language

Sonia Sotomayor, associate justice.
Appointed by Barack Obama; confirmed August 6, 2009.
Serving since October 20, 2009.

Decisions on record (1143)

DissentJun 27, 2016 · October Term 2015
Voisine v. United States
MajorityJun 27, 2016 · October Term 2015
Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt
MajorityJun 27, 2016 · October Term 2015
McDonnell v. United States
MajorityJun 23, 2016 · October Term 2015
Fisher v. University of Texas At Austin
ConcurrenceJun 23, 2016 · October Term 2015
Birchfield v. North Dakota
MajorityJun 23, 2016 · October Term 2015
Mathis v. United States
DissentJun 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Utah v. Strieff
MajorityJun 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Taylor v. United States
Did not participateJun 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Rjr Nabisco Inc. v. European Community
ConcurrenceJun 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro
DissentJun 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee
MajorityJun 16, 2016 · October Term 2015
Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Escobar, Julio, et Al
MajorityJun 16, 2016 · October Term 2015
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
MajorityJun 13, 2016 · October Term 2015
Halo Electronics v. Pulse Electronics
DissentJun 13, 2016 · October Term 2015
Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax Free Trust
MajorityJun 13, 2016 · October Term 2015
United States v. Bryant
DissentJun 9, 2016 · October Term 2015
Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle
MajorityJun 9, 2016 · October Term 2015
Williams v. Pennsylvania
MajorityJun 6, 2016 · October Term 2015
Simmons v. Himmelreich
MajorityJun 6, 2016 · October Term 2015
Ross v. Blake
MajorityMay 31, 2016 · October Term 2015
United States Army Corp of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc.
MajorityMay 23, 2016 · October Term 2015
Wittman v. Personhuballah
ConcurrenceMay 19, 2016 · October Term 2015
Betterman v. Montana
MajorityMay 19, 2016 · October Term 2015
Crst Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
ConcurrenceMay 16, 2016 · October Term 2015
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Manning
MajorityMay 16, 2016 · October Term 2015
Husky International Electronics, Inc., v. Ritz
MajorityMay 16, 2016 · October Term 2015
Sheriff v. Gillie
ConcurrenceMay 16, 2016 · October Term 2015
Zubik v. Burwell
MajorityApr 26, 2016 · October Term 2015
Heffernan v. City of Paterson, New Jersey
MajorityApr 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
MajorityApr 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Molinaâmartinez v. United States
DissentApr 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Bank Markazi v. Peterson
MajorityApr 19, 2016 · October Term 2015
California Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt
MajorityApr 19, 2016 · October Term 2015
Hughes v. Ppl Energyplus
MajorityApr 18, 2016 · October Term 2015
Welch v. United States
MajorityApr 4, 2016 · October Term 2015
Evenwel v. Abbott
MajorityApr 4, 2016 · October Term 2015
Nichols v. United States
MajorityApr 4, 2016 · October Term 2015
Jeffrey Woods, Warden, Petitioner v. Timothy Etherton
MajorityMar 22, 2016 · October Term 2015
Nebraska v. Parker
MajorityMar 22, 2016 · October Term 2015
Sturgeon v. Frost
MajorityMar 21, 2016 · October Term 2015
Caetano v. Massachusetts
MajorityMar 21, 2016 · October Term 2015
State of Montana v. State of Wyoming and State of North Dakota
MajorityMar 7, 2016 · October Term 2015
Americold Logistics, LLC, v. Conagra Foods, Inc.
MajorityMar 7, 2016 · October Term 2015
Vl v. El
MajorityMar 7, 2016 · October Term 2015
Wearry v. Cain
DissentMar 1, 2016 · October Term 2015
Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
MajorityJan 25, 2016 · October Term 2015
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin v. United States
MajorityJan 25, 2016 · October Term 2015
Amgen Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. Steve Harris, et al.
MajorityJan 25, 2016 · October Term 2015
Melene James v. City of Boise, Idaho, et al.
MajorityJan 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Duncan v. Owens