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Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Interviewed by Matthew Shahabian '11

Watch the full video or read the transcript (PDF: 232.65 KB).

About the Interview

Justice Sonia Sotomayor was interviewed on November 3, 2017, in the Lawyers' Lounge of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC. The interview was conducted by Matthew Shahabian '11, a senior associate, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

Biography

Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, was born in the Bronx, New York, on June 25, 1954. She earned a BA in 1976 from Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude and receiving the university’s highest academic honor. In 1979, she earned a JD from Yale Law School where she served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal. She served as assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office from 1979 to 1984. She then litigated international commercial matters in New York City at Pavia & Harcourt, where she

Sonia Sotomayor

US Supreme Court justice since 2009

Sonia Sotomayor

Official portrait, 2009

Incumbent

Assumed office
August 8, 2009
Nominated byBarack Obama
Preceded byDavid Souter
In office
October 7, 1998 – August 6, 2009
Nominated byBill Clinton
Preceded byJ. Daniel Mahoney
Succeeded byRaymond Lohier
In office
August 12, 1992 – October 7, 1998
Nominated byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byJohn M. Walker Jr.
Succeeded byVictor Marrero
Born

Sonia Maria Sotomayor


(1954-06-25) June 25, 1954 (age 70)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Spouse

Kevin Noonan

(m. 1976; div. 1983)​
Education
Signature

Sonia Maria Sotomayor (, Spanish:[ˈsonjasotomaˈʝoɾ];[1] born June 25, 1954)[2] is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and has served since August 8, 2

Background on Judge Sonia Sotomayor

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary
 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    May 26, 2009

Family members of Judge Sotomayor in attendance at today’s East Room announcement:

Celina Sotomayor (mother)
Omar Lopez (stepfather)
Juan Sotomayor (brother)
Tracey Sotomayor (sister-in-law)
Kylie Sotomayor (niece)
Conner and Corey Sotomayor (nephews)

Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor has served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since October 1998. She has been hailed as "one of the ablest federal judges currently sitting" for her thoughtful opinions,i and as "a role model of aspiration, discipline, commitment, intellectual prowess and integrity"ii for her ascent to the federal bench from an upbringing in a South Bronx housing project.

Her American story and three decade career in nearly every aspect of the

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