Nov 16, 2016 ... Justice Sonia Sotomayor, here at the second inauguration of President Barack  Obama, who in 2009 made her the first Latina appointee to the Supreme Court. ...  The president-elect didn't come up by name during the hour-long exchange, held  in front of an intimate audience at the Old Naval Hospital's Hill ...
Recent statements involving Sotomayor Nomination. False. Initial reservation  followed by support. Sotomayor Nomination · Chris Christie · "I didn't support  Sonia Sotomayor." — PolitiFact National on Friday, January 15th, 2016. False.  Updated: He wasn't silent. Sotomayor Nomination. Presente.org · Rep. Adam  Putnam was ...
Oct 17, 2014 ... In spite of all that is known about Justice Sotomayor, judicial biographer and  Reuters legal affairs editor Joan Biskupic believed there was more to discover.  She discussed her new book, “Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the  Politics of Justice,” with PBS NewsHour's Gwen Ifill. Here are a few ...
Aug 6, 2009 ... Sonia Sotomayor, 55, will be the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court. Sotomayor  was easily confirmed in a 68-31 vote. Nine Republicans joined a unanimous  Democratic caucus in supporting her nomination. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D- Massachusetts, supported Sotomayor but was not present for the vote ...
In May 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme  Court following the retirement of Justice David Souter. Her nomination was  confirmed by the Senate in August 2009 by a vote of 68–31. Sotomayor has  supported, while on the court, the informal liberal bloc of justices when they  divide along the ...
I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor.