Sonia Sotomayor
Personal
Birthday:
1954
Birthplace:
Bronx, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
Hispanic
Gender:
Female Prior Employment:
Assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1979-1984
Private practice, New York City, 1984-1992
Education
Name of School:
Princeton University
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1976
Name of School - Second:
Yale University Law School
Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.
Degree - Second:
J.D.
Degree Year - Second:
1979 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Court Name:
New York Southern District Court
President Nominating:
George H.W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
8/12/1992
Termination Date:
10/13/1998
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Court Name - Second:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
10/7/1998
Termination Date - Second:
8/7/2009
Termination Reason - Second:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Third:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name - Third:
Supreme Court of the United States
Commission Date - Third:
8/6/2009 Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Tenth Circuit, August 17, 2009-present