Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor (born: June 25, 1954) is a United States Supreme Court justice. She has been on the Court since 2009, and was on a lower court before that. When on the lower court, she ended the 1994 baseball strike. She is the first and only Latina (Hispanic woman) on the Court. Sotomayor is Puerto Rican and is from the Bronx.^[4]

Sonia Sotomayor
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office August 8, 2009[1]
Nominated by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	David Souter
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office October 7, 1998 – August 6, 2009
Nominated by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Daniel Mahoney
Succeeded by	Raymond Lohier
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office August 12, 1992 – October 7, 1998
Nominated by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	John Walker
Succeeded by	Victor Marrero
Personal details
Born	Sonia Maria Sotomayor (1954-06-25) June 25, 1954 (age 70) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (Before 2009)[2] Independent (2009–present)[3]
Spouse(s)	Kevin Noonan ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 1983)​
Education	Princeton University (BA) Yale University (JD)

Sotomayor was born in New York City to parents who were from Puerto Rico. As a child, she was interested in reading the Nancy Drew series and other detective stories. She had a rough childhood since her alcoholic father died when she was nine. Throughout her time in high school and at Princeton, Sotomayor was a charismatic and inspirational leader. She graduated Princeton with a history degree, went to Yale University to study law and then served as a U.S District Court judge and judge for U.S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

President Barack Obama appointed her to the Supreme Court. She is considered one of the more liberal judges.^[5]