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Sonia Sotomayor

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Sonia Maria Sotomayor ( , Spanish: [ˈsonja sotomaˈʝoɾ]; born June 25, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and has served since August 8, 2009. She is the first Hispanic justice and the third woman to serve in the United States Supreme Court. Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, New York City, to Puerto Rican-born parents. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sonia Sotomayor is the 21st most popular judge, the 5,367th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,194th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Judge.

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Among JUDGES

Among judges, Sonia Sotomayor ranks 21 out of 53. Before her are Clarence Thomas, Earl Warren, Elliott Belgrave, Antonin Scalia, Edward Coke, and Thurgood Marshall. After her are Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Nasirul Mulk, Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey, Fathima Beevi, and Walter Q. Gresham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Sonia Sotomayor ranks 232. Before her are Patty Hearst, Anatoliy Kinakh, Alois Estermann, Jan Theuninck, Jon Krakauer, and Philippe Alliot. After her are Corinna Harfouch, Howard Stern, Esko Aho, Alice Krige, Jaume Bartumeu, and Pankaj Kapur.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonia Sotomayor ranks 5,367 out of 20,380. Before her are Russ Tamblyn (1934), Kim Stanley Robinson (1952), Robert Prosky (1930), Matt Sorum (1960), John Dall (1920), and Dorothy Dandridge (1922). After her are Zeppo Marx (1901), Constance Titus (1873), Robert Parish (1953), Sandahl Bergman (1951), W. S. Van Dyke (1889), and Barry Bonds (1964).

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Among JUDGES In United States

Among judges born in United States, Sonia Sotomayor ranks 9. Before her are John Roberts (1955), John Marshall (1755), Clarence Thomas (1948), Earl Warren (1891), Antonin Scalia (1936), and Thurgood Marshall (1908). After her are Samuel Alito (1950), Stephen Breyer (1938), Walter Q. Gresham (1832), David Souter (1939), Warren E. Burger (1907), and Anthony Kennedy (1936).

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