Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court nomination information
United States Supreme Court nomination
Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court nomination
President Obama and Sotomayor at the announcement of the nomination
Nominee
Sonia Sotomayor
Nominated by
Barack Obama (president of the United States)
Succeeding
David Souter (associate justice)
Date nominated
May 26, 2009 (announced) June 1, 2009 (formally nominated)
Date confirmed
August 6, 2009
Outcome
Approved by the U.S. Senate
Vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Votes in favor
13
Votes against
6
Result
Reported favorably
Senate confirmation vote
Votes in favor
68
Votes against
31
Result
Confirmed
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On May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama announced his selection of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, to replace retiring Justice David Souter. Sotomayor's nomination was submitted to the United States Senate on June 1, 2009, when the 111th Congress reconvened after its Memorial Day recess. Sotomayor was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 6, 2009 by a 68–31 vote, and was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts on August 8, 2009, becoming the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court.[1]
When nominated, Sotomayor was a sitting judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, a position to which she had been appointed by Bill Clinton in 1998. Earlier, she served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, appointed by George H. W. Bush in 1992.
^Goldstein, Amy (August 9, 2009). "Sotomayor Becomes First Hispanic Justice in Supreme Court History". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
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