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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)

MajorityMay 28, 2013 · October Term 2012
Greg McQuiggin, Warden, Petitioner v. Floyd Perkins
MajorityMay 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
City of Arlington, Texas, et Al., Petitioners v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
ConcurrenceMay 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Ppl Corporation and Subsidiaries, Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityMay 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Linda Metrish, Warden, Petitioner v. Burt Lancaster
MajorityMay 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. Melissa Cloer
MajorityMay 13, 2013 · October Term 2012
Danâs City Used Cars, Inc., Dba Danâs City Auto Body, Petitioner v. Robert Pelkey
MajorityMay 13, 2013 · October Term 2012
Randy Curtis Bullock, Petitioner v. Bankchampaign, N. A.
MajorityMay 13, 2013 · October Term 2012
Vernon Hugh Bowman, Petitioner v. Monsanto Company et al.
MajorityApr 29, 2013 · October Term 2012
Mark J. McBurney, et Al., Petitioners v. Nathaniel L. Young, Deputy Commissioner and Director, Virginia Division of Child Support Enforcement, et al.
DissentApr 29, 2013 · October Term 2012
Jonathan Edward Boyer, Petitioner v. Louisiana
MajorityApr 23, 2013 · October Term 2012
Adrian Moncrieffe, Petitioner v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
ConcurrenceApr 17, 2013 · October Term 2012
Esther Kiobel, Individually and on Behalf of Her Late Husband, Dr. Barinem Kiobel, et Al., Petitioners v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. et al.
MajorityApr 17, 2013 · October Term 2012
Missouri, Petitioner v. G. McNeely
DissentApr 16, 2013 · October Term 2012
Genesis Healthcare Corporation, et Al., Petitioners v. Laura Symczyk
MajorityApr 16, 2013 · October Term 2012
US Airways, Inc., in Its Capacity As Fiduciary and Plan Administrator of the US Airways, Inc. Employee Benefits Plan, Petitioner v. James E. McCutchen et al.
MajorityApr 1, 2013 · October Term 2012
John Marshall, Warden v. Otis Lee Rodgers
DissentMar 27, 2013 · October Term 2012
Comcast Corporation, et Al., Petitioners v. Caroline Behrend et al.
MajorityMar 27, 2013 · October Term 2012
Kim Millbrook, Petitioner v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 26, 2013 · October Term 2012
Florida, Petitioner v. Joelis Jardines
MajorityMar 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Doug Decker, in His Official Capacity As Oregon State Forester, et Al., Petitioners v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center;
MajorityMar 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Aldona Wos, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. E. M. A., a Minor, By and Through Her Guardian Ad Litem, Daniel H. Johnson, et al.
MajorityMar 19, 2013 · October Term 2012
Supap Kirtsaeng, Dba Bluechristine99, Petitioner v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
MajorityMar 19, 2013 · October Term 2012
The Standard Fire Insurance Company, Petitioner v. Greg Knowles
MajorityMar 4, 2013 · October Term 2012
Steven Alan Levin, Petitioner v. United States et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 2013 · October Term 2012
Marc J. Gabelli and Bruce Alpert, Petitioners v. Securities and Exchange Commission
MajorityFeb 27, 2013 · October Term 2012
Amgen Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds
DissentFeb 26, 2013 · October Term 2012
Olivea Marx, Petitioner v. General Revenue Corporation
DissentFeb 26, 2013 · October Term 2012
James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et Al., Petitioners v. Amnesty International USA et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Armarcion D. Henderson, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityFeb 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Deborah K. Johnson, Acting Warden, Petitioner v. Tara Sheneva Williams
MajorityFeb 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Lamar Evans, Petitioner v. Michigan
DissentFeb 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Roselva Chaidez, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityFeb 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Jerry W. Gunn, et Al., Petitioners v. Vernon F. Minton
MajorityFeb 19, 2013 · October Term 2012
Jeffrey Lee Chafin, Petitioner v. Lynne Hales Chafin
MajorityFeb 19, 2013 · October Term 2012
Chunon L. Bailey, Aka Polo, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityFeb 19, 2013 · October Term 2012
Federal Trade Commission, Petitioner v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 19, 2013 · October Term 2012
Florida, Petitioner v. Clayton Harris
ConcurrenceJan 22, 2013 · October Term 2012
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. Auburn Regional Medical Center et al.
DissentJan 15, 2013 · October Term 2012
Fane Lozman, Petitioner v. the City of Riviera Beach, Florida
MajorityJan 9, 2013 · October Term 2012
Calvin Smith, Petitioner v. United States
ConcurrenceJan 9, 2013 · October Term 2012
Already, LLC, Dba Yums, Petitioner v. Nike, Inc.
MajorityJan 8, 2013 · October Term 2012
Los Angeles County Flood Control District Petitioner v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 8, 2013 · October Term 2012
Charles L. Ryan, Petitioner v. Ernest Valencia Gonzales
MajorityDec 10, 2012 · October Term 2012
Carolyn M. Kloeckner, Petitioner v. Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of Labor
MajorityDec 4, 2012 · October Term 2012
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityNov 26, 2012 · October Term 2012
Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Eddie Lee Howard et al.
MajorityNov 13, 2012 · October Term 2012
United States, Petitioner v. James X. Bormes
MajorityNov 5, 2012 · October Term 2012
Steven Lefemine, Dba Columbia Christians for Life v. Dan Wideman et al.
ConcurrenceJun 28, 2012 · October Term 2011
National Federation of Independent Business, et Al., Petitioners v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2012 · October Term 2011
First American Financial Corporation, Successor in Interest To the First American Corporation, et Al., Petitioners v. Denise P. Edwards