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Sonia Sotomayor
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009 and confirmed by the Senate 68–31, Sonia Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. She earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1979. She previously served on the Southern District of New York and Second Circuit.Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, August 6, 2009
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2009
- Confirmed
- 68–31
- Education
- Princeton 1976 · Yale Law School 1979
- Succeeded
- David Hackett Souter
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Southern District of New York | Bush (R) | voice |
| 1998 | Second Circuit | Clinton (D) | 68–28 |
| 2009 | Supreme Court · succeeded David Hackett Souter | Obama (D) | 68–31 |
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 68–31 on August 6, 2009 · 111th Congress, Roll Call 262. Senators link to their PolitiFinder profiles where identified.
Voted to confirm · 68
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Roland Burris(D-IL)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Edward Kaufman(D-DE)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Mel Martinez(R-FL)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- E. Nelson(D-NE)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- John Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(D-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 31
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
Did not vote · 1
- Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
Education
| Princeton University | B.A. | 1976 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 1979 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Stacey Ilyse (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2009)
16 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).