Judge Sonia Sotomayor
Overview of the Nominee's Judicial Record
On May 26, 2009, President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to fill the Supreme Court seat that will be vacated by retiring Justice David Souter. Judge Sotomayor has served on the Second Circuit since 1998. Before her appointment to the Second Circuit, she served as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Prior to her role on the Federal bench, she worked as a prosecutor and spent several years as an attorney in private practice. Overall, Judge Sotomayor’s opinions defy easy categorization along…
