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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)

DissentFeb 25, 2014 · October Term 2013
Kaley v. United States
MajorityFeb 24, 2014 · October Term 2013
Hinton v. Alabama
ConcurrenceJan 27, 2014 · October Term 2013
Burrage v. United States
MajorityJan 27, 2014 · October Term 2013
Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp.
MajorityJan 27, 2014 · October Term 2013
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper
MajorityJan 22, 2014 · October Term 2013
Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC
MajorityJan 15, 2014 · October Term 2013
Ray Haluch Gravel Co. v. Cent. Pension Fund of Int'l Union of Operating Eng'rs
ConcurrenceJan 14, 2014 · October Term 2013
Daimlerchrysler Ag v. Bauman
MajorityJan 14, 2014 · October Term 2013
Miss. Ex Rel. Hood v. Au Optronics Corp.
MajorityDec 16, 2013 · October Term 2013
Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident INS. Co.
MajorityDec 11, 2013 · October Term 2013
Kansas v. Cheever
MajorityDec 10, 2013 · October Term 2013
Sprint Communications, Inc. v. Jacobs
DissentDec 10, 2013 · October Term 2013
Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall
MajorityDec 3, 2013 · October Term 2013
United States v. Woods
MajorityDec 3, 2013 · October Term 2013
Atlantic Marine Constr. Co. v. United States Dist. Court for Western Dist. of Tex.
MajorityDec 2, 2013 · October Term 2013
Ford Motor Co. v. United States
ConcurrenceNov 5, 2013 · October Term 2013
Burt v. Titlow
MajorityNov 4, 2013 · October Term 2013
Stanton v. Sims
MajorityOct 15, 2013 · October Term 2013
Madigan v. Levin
DissentJun 26, 2013 · October Term 2012
Hollingsworth v. Perry
ConcurrenceJun 26, 2013 · October Term 2012
Sekhar v. United States
MajorityJun 26, 2013 · October Term 2012
United States v. Windsor
DissentJun 25, 2013 · October Term 2012
Shelby County v. Holder
DissentJun 25, 2013 · October Term 2012
Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Mgmt. Dist.
DissentJun 25, 2013 · October Term 2012
Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
MajorityJun 24, 2013 · October Term 2012
Abigail Noel Fisher, Petitioner v. University of Texas At Austin et al.
DissentJun 24, 2013 · October Term 2012
Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc., Petitioner v. Karen L. Bartlett
DissentJun 24, 2013 · October Term 2012
Maetta Vance, Petitioner v. Ball State University
MajorityJun 24, 2013 · October Term 2012
United States, Petitioner v. Anthony James Kebodeaux
DissentJun 24, 2013 · October Term 2012
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Petitioner v. Naiel Nassar
MajorityJun 24, 2013 · October Term 2012
Ryan v. Schad
MajorityJun 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Agency for International Development, et Al., Petitioners v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc., et al.
Did not participateJun 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
American Express Company, et Al., Petitioners v. Italian Colors Restaurant, et al.
MajorityJun 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Matthew Robert Descamps, Petitioner v. United States
DissentJun 17, 2013 · October Term 2012
Genovevo Salinas, Petitioner v. Texas
MajorityJun 17, 2013 · October Term 2012
Federal Trade Commission, Petitioner v. Actavis, Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceJun 17, 2013 · October Term 2012
Allen Ryan Alleyne, Petitioner v. United States
DissentJun 17, 2013 · October Term 2012
Edward F. Maracich, et Al., Petitioners v. Michael Eugene Spears et al.
MajorityJun 17, 2013 · October Term 2012
Arizona, et Al., Petitioners v. the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 13, 2013 · October Term 2012
American Trucking Associations, Inc., Petitioner v. City of Los Angeles, California, et al.
MajorityJun 13, 2013 · October Term 2012
Tarrant Regional Water District, Petitioner v. Rudolf John Herrmann, et al.
MajorityJun 13, 2013 · October Term 2012
United States, Petitioner v. Anthony Davila
MajorityJun 13, 2013 · October Term 2012
Association for Molecular Pathology, et Al., Petitioners v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 10, 2013 · October Term 2012
Marvin D. Horne, et Al., Petitioners v. Department of Agriculture
MajorityJun 10, 2013 · October Term 2012
Marvin Peugh, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityJun 10, 2013 · October Term 2012
Oxford Health Plans LLC, Petitioner v. John Ivan Sutter
DissentJun 3, 2013 · October Term 2012
Maryland, Petitioner v. Alonzo Jay King, Jr.
MajorityJun 3, 2013 · October Term 2012
Jacqueline Hillman, Petitioner v. Judy A. Maretta
MajorityJun 3, 2013 · October Term 2012
Nevada, et Al., Petitioners v. Calvin Oâneil Jackson
MajorityMay 28, 2013 · October Term 2012
Carlos Trevino, Petitioner v. Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division