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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)

MajorityJun 27, 2011 · October Term 2009
United States v. Juvenile Male
MajorityJan 19, 2011 · October Term 2010
Kelly Harrington, Warden, Petitioner, v. Joshua Richter
MajorityJan 11, 2011 · October Term 2010
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, et Al., Petitioners v. United States
MajorityJan 11, 2011 · October Term 2010
Jason M. Ransom, Petitioner v. Fia Card Services, N.a., Fka Mbna America Bank, N.A.
Did not participateJan 10, 2011 · October Term 2010
Madison County, New York et Al.v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
MajorityNov 30, 2010 · October Term 2010
Los Angeles County, California, Petitioner v. Craig Arthur Humphries et al.
MajorityNov 15, 2010 · October Term 2010
Kevin Abbott, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityNov 8, 2010 · October Term 2010
Bill K. Wilson, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, Petitioner v. Joseph E. Corcoran
MajorityJun 29, 2010 · October Term 2009
Demarcus Ali Sears v. Stephen Upton, Warden
DissentJun 28, 2010 · October Term 2009
Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts, LLP v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board et al.
ConcurrenceJun 28, 2010 · October Term 2009
Bernard L. Bilski and Rand A. Warsaw v. David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office
MajorityJun 28, 2010 · October Term 2009
Christian Legal Society Chapter of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Aka Hastings Christian Fellowship v. Leo P. Martinez et al.
DissentJun 28, 2010 · October Term 2009
Otis McDonald, et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
John Doe #1, et al. v. Sam Reed, Washington Secretary of State, et al.
Did not participateJun 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Robert Morrison, et al. v. National Australia Bank Ltd. et al.
DissentJun 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Granite Rock Company v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters et al.
ConcurrenceJun 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Billy Joe Magwood v. Tony Patterson, Warden, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Jeffrey K. Skilling v. United States
MajorityJun 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Conrad M. Black, John A. Boultbee, and Mark S. Kipnis v. United States
MajorityJun 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Weyhrauch v. United States
DissentJun 21, 2010 · October Term 2009
Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al. v. Humanitarian Law Project et al.
DissentJun 21, 2010 · October Term 2009
Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Antonio Jackson
DissentJun 21, 2010 · October Term 2009
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. et al. v. Regal-Beloit Corp. et al.
MajorityJun 21, 2010 · October Term 2009
Monsanto Company, et al. v. Geertson Seed Farms et al.
DissentJun 17, 2010 · October Term 2009
New Process Steel, L. P. v. National Labor Relations Board
ConcurrenceJun 17, 2010 · October Term 2009
Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection et al.
MajorityJun 17, 2010 · October Term 2009
City of Ontario, California, et al. v. Jeff Quon et al.
MajorityJun 17, 2010 · October Term 2009
William G. Schwab v. Nadejda Reilly
MajorityJun 17, 2010 · October Term 2009
Percy Dillon v. United States
MajorityJun 14, 2010 · October Term 2009
Jose Angel Carachuri-Rosendo v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
ConcurrenceJun 14, 2010 · October Term 2009
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security v. Catherine G. Ratliff
MajorityJun 14, 2010 · October Term 2009
Brian Russell Dolan v. United States
MajorityJun 14, 2010 · October Term 2009
Albert Holland v. Florida
MajorityJun 7, 2010 · October Term 2009
Michael Gary Barber, et al. v. J. E. Thomas, Warden
MajorityJun 7, 2010 · October Term 2009
Jan Hamilton, Chapter 13 Trustee v. Stephanie Kay Lanning
MajorityJun 7, 2010 · October Term 2009
Wanda Krupski v. Costa Crociere S. P. A.
MajorityJun 1, 2010 · October Term 2009
Mohamed Ali Samantar v. Bashe Abdi Yousuf et al.
ConcurrenceJun 1, 2010 · October Term 2009
State of Alabama, et Al., Plaintiffs v. State of North Carolina.
DissentJun 1, 2010 · October Term 2009
Mary Berghuis, Warden v. Van Chester Thompkins
MajorityJun 1, 2010 · October Term 2009
Richard A. Levin, Tax Commissioner of Ohio v. Commerce Energy, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 1, 2010 · October Term 2009
Thomas Carr v. United States
MajorityMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League et al.
MajorityMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Arthur L. Lewis, Jr., et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois
MajorityMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
United States v. Martin O'brien and Arthur Burgess
MajorityMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Bridget Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
Did not participateMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
United States v. Glenn Marcus
DissentMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
John Robertson v. United States Ex Rel. Wykenna Watson
MajorityMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Lawrence Joseph Jefferson v. Stephen Upton, Warden
MajorityMay 17, 2010 · October Term 2009
Joe Harris Sullivan v. Florida
MajorityJan 4, 2010 · October Term 2009
Pottawattamie County, Iowa, et Al., Petitioners v. Curtis W. McGhee, Jr., et al.