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O'Connor is not wearing a robe because she is retired from the Court. Sotomayor cast her first vote as an associate Supreme Court justice on August 17, 2009, in a stay of execution case. [213] She was given a warm welcome onto the Court [214] and was formally invested in a September 8 ceremony. [215]
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 ...
An inside look at the Supreme Court and 3 key justices. Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN. August 3, 2024 at 1:00 PM. Photo Illustration by Jason Lancaster/CNN/Getty Images. A version of this story ...
As Justice Sonia Sotomayor approaches the 15th anniversary of her historic appointment to the Supreme Court, some liberal pundits and lawmakers want her to consider stepping down. They think that ...
List of justices. [] Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas 's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge 's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 ...
This is the backdrop for Justice Sonia Sotomayor's opinion Tuesday arguing that the Supreme Court may need to reevaluate the confines of that legal doctrine—absolute prosecutorial immunity ...
Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates. President Barack Obama made two successful appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States. The first was Judge Sonia Sotomayor [1] to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice David H. Souter. [2] Sotomayor was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 6, 2009, by a vote of 68–31.