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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)

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

Decisions on record (1143)

MajorityJun 28, 2012 · October Term 2011
United States, Petitioner v. Xavier Alvarez
DissentJun 25, 2012 · October Term 2011
American Tradition Partnership, Inc., Fka Western Tradition Partnership, Inc., et al. v. Steve Bullock, Attorney General of Montana, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 25, 2012 · October Term 2011
Evan Miller, Petitioner v. Alabama
MajorityJun 25, 2012 · October Term 2011
Arizona, et Al., Petitioners v. United States
MajorityJun 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Southern Union Co. v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Dianne Knox, et Al., Petitioners v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1000
MajorityJun 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Edward Dorsey, Sr., Petitioner v. United States
Did not participateJun 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Federal Communications Commission, et Al., Petitioners v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak
MajorityJun 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter
DissentJun 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
Michael Shane Christopher, et Al., Petitioners v. Smithkline Beecham Corporation Dba Glaxosmithkline
DissentJun 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
Williams v. Illinois
MajorityJun 11, 2012 · October Term 2011
Philip Parker, Warden v. David Eugene Matthews
MajorityJun 11, 2012 · October Term 2011
Elgin v. Department of Treasury
MajorityJun 4, 2012 · October Term 2011
Virgil D. 'Gus' Reichle, Jr., et Al., Petitioners v. Steven Howards
MajorityJun 4, 2012 · October Term 2011
Christine Armour, et Al., Petitioners v. City of Indianapolis, Indiana, et al.
MajorityMay 29, 2012 · October Term 2011
Radlax Gateway Hotel, LLC, et al. v. Amalgamated Bank
MajorityMay 29, 2012 · October Term 2011
Brian Coleman, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution At Fayette, et al. v. Lorenzo Johnson
DissentMay 24, 2012 · October Term 2011
Alex Blueford, Petitioner v. Arkansas
MajorityMay 24, 2012 · October Term 2011
Tammy Foret Freeman, et Al., Petitioners v. Quicken Loans, Inc.
MajorityMay 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Petitioner v. Karen K. Capato, on Behalf of B. N. C., et al.
DissentMay 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Kouichi Taniguchi, Petitioner v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd., Dba Marianas Resort and Spa
MajorityMay 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Petitioner v. Carlos Martinez Gutierrez
MajorityMay 14, 2012 · October Term 2011
Lynwood D. Hall, et Ux., Petitioners v. United States
DissentApr 25, 2012 · October Term 2011
United States, Petitioner v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC, et al.
MajorityApr 24, 2012 · October Term 2011
Patrick Wood, Petitioner v. Kevin Milyard, Warden, et al.
MajorityApr 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
Asid Mohamad, Individually and for the Estate of Azzam Rahim, Deceased, et Al., Petitioners v. Palestinian Authority et al.
ConcurrenceApr 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner v. Gilbert P. Hyatt
ConcurrenceApr 17, 2012 · October Term 2011
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd., et Al., Petitioners v. Novo Nordisk A/s et al.
ConcurrenceApr 17, 2012 · October Term 2011
Steve A. Filarsky, Petitioner v. Nicholas B. Delia.
MajorityApr 2, 2012 · October Term 2011
Alexander Vasquez, Petitioner v. United States.
MajorityApr 2, 2012 · October Term 2011
Charles A. Rehberg, Petitioner v. James P. Paulk
DissentApr 2, 2012 · October Term 2011
Albert W. Florence, Petitioner v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington et al.
MajorityMar 28, 2012 · October Term 2011
Monroe Ace Setser, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityMar 28, 2012 · October Term 2011
Panagis Vartelas, Petitioner v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
DissentMar 28, 2012 · October Term 2011
Federal Aviation Administration, et Al., Petitioners v. Stanmore Cawthon Cooper
MajorityMar 26, 2012 · October Term 2011
Credit Suisse Securities (Usa) LLC, et Al., Petitioners v. Vanessa Simmonds
ConcurrenceMar 26, 2012 · October Term 2011
Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky, Petitioner v. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
MajorityMar 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Blaine Lafler, Petitioner v. Anthony Cooper
MajorityMar 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Missouri, Petitioner v. Galin E. Frye
MajorityMar 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Chantell Sackett, et Vir, Petitioners v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
MajorityMar 20, 2012 · October Term 2011
Luis Mariano Martinez, Petitioner v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
DissentMar 20, 2012 · October Term 2011
Daniel Coleman, Petitioner v. Court of Appeals of Maryland et al.
MajorityMar 20, 2012 · October Term 2011
Dana Roberts, Petitioner v. Sea-Land Services, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 20, 2012 · October Term 2011
Mayo Collaborative Services, Dba Mayo Medical Laboratories, et Al., Petitioners v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.
MajorityMar 5, 2012 · October Term 2011
Michael Martel, Warden, Petitioner v. Kenneth Clair
DissentFeb 29, 2012 · October Term 2011
Gloria Gail Kurns, Executrix of the Estate of George M. Corson, Deceased, et Al., Petitioners v. Railroad Friction Products Corporation et al.
DissentFeb 22, 2012 · October Term 2011
Curt Messerschmidt et Al., Petitioners v. Brenda Millender, As Executor of the Estate of Augusta Millender, Deceased, et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 2012 · October Term 2011
Ppl Montana, LLC, Petitioner v. Montana
MajorityFeb 22, 2012 · October Term 2011
Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services, Petitioner v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., et al.