answersLogoWhite

0

President Obama appointed Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the third woman and first Latina to serve on the US Supreme Court, in 2009. She succeeded Justice David Souter, who retired in June of that year.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Who was the third woman to serve on the supreme court?

It's Maroica S. Florachian


Who was the first woman to serve the Supreme court?

The president that was first to appoint a woman to the supreme court was JFK.


True or false only men can serve as supreme court justices?

That question is not true. A woman has just as much right as a man to serve as Supreme Court Justice.


Who was the fourth woman ever to serve on the US Supreme Court?

Justice Elena Kagan, whom President Barack Obama appointed in 2011, is the fourth woman to serve on the US Supreme Court.


Who did President Reagan nominate as the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?

Ronald Reagan nominated and appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court in 1981. O'Connor retired in January 2006.


Was Justice Sotomayor the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?

No, Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the third woman appointed to the US Supreme Court. President Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first woman to serve on the Court in 1981; President Clinton appointed Ruth Bader Ginsberg in 1993; President Obama appointed Sonia Sotomayor in 2009 and Elena Kagan in 2010. In all, four women have served on the US Supreme Court; three are still active.


Who was the first woman to serve on the supreme court?

Sandra day o'connor was the name of the first woman to sit in supreme court:P


Who appointed the first woman to the US Supreme Court?

Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, in 1981. O'Connor retired in January 2006.


Who was the third woman and hispanic American to serve on the nations highest court?

Sonia Sotomayor


A judge who was a women?

Sonia Sotomayor was the third woman in the supreme court and the first Hispanic judge


Who is Sandra day and what were her major accomplishments?

her major accomplishments was that she she was the first woman to serve in the united states supreme court


Can women serve on the supreme court?

Yes; woman are allowed to most things these days, I think you'll find...