President Clinton appointed Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the US Supreme Court in 1993.
Justice Sonia Sotomayer took the Constitutional and Judicial Oaths of Office on August 8, 2009, and has already heard nearly two full dockets of cases. As of this writing (March 16, 2011), she has been a Supreme Court justice for 585 days (one year, seven months, and eight days), almost 18 months.
President Clinton appointed Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the US Supreme Court in 1993.
She was sworn in on August 7th, 2010, by Chief Justice John G. Roberts.
Sonia Sotomayor was appointed by President Obama as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America in 2009. She is the nation's 111th Supreme Court Justice.
Since 10 August 1993.
August 9, 1993.
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Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayors is Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Sonia Sotomayor's official title is Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; however, the associate justices are simply addressed to as "Justice," as in Justice Sotomayor.
Sona Sotomayor is the first Hispanic to ever serve in the Supreme Court. Some people believe Justice Benjamin Cardozo was Hispanic; however, he was of Portuguese descent, which is considered a different ethnic group.
Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court nomination happened in 2009.
Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor as associate justice of the Supreme Court in 2009.
Sonia Maria SotomayorJustice Sotomayor is the first Latina justice to serve on the US Supreme Court; however, she is not the only Latina judge in the federal court system.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor is alive and well and hearing cases before the US Supreme Court as you read this answer.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who joined the Court in August 2009
You can write Justice Sonia Sotomayor or the other Justices by sending a letter to:Justice (or Chief Justice) (Justice's Full Name)Supreme Court of the United StatesOne First Street N.E.Washington, DC 20543Their personal email, and office phone numbers are confidential.
All nine US Supreme Court justices work in the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC.
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who formally joined the US Supreme Court on August 8, 2009, is the first Latina on the Court.