Sonia Sotomayor

Sotomayor was confirmed on August 6, 2009 by a vote of 68-31.

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(Forward) The International Judge by Daniel Terris; Cesare P. R. Romano; Leigh Swigart; Sonia Sotomayor (Contribution by)
Call Number: K2146 .T47 2007a
ISBN: 1584656662
Published/Created: 2007
New York University Annual Survey of American Law
Call Number: KF178 .A5
Tribute to John Sexton, 60 N.Y.U. Ann. Surv. Am. L. 123 (2004) (also available at the NYU Law website External )
Berkeley La Raza Law Journal
Call Number: K18 .A95
A Latina Judge's Voice, 13 Berkeley La Raza L. J. 87 (2002)
Revista del Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico
Call Number: K19 .D413
La Independencia Judicial: Que Necessitamos Para Conservarla, 60 Revista del Colegio de Abogados de P.R. 59 (1999)
Suffolk University Law Review
Call Number: K23 .U343
With Nicole A. Gordon. Returning Majesty to the Law and Politics: A Modern Approach, 30 Suffolk U. L. Rev. 35 (1996)
Yale Law Journal
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Statehood and the Equal Footing Doctrine: The Case for Puerto Rican Seabed Rights, 88 Yale L.J. 825 (1978-1979) (available online at https://www.yalelawjournal.org/forum/sonia-sotomayors-note External)

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Almanac of the Federal Judiciary by Aspen Publishers Editorial Staff
Call Number: KF8700.A19 A46
ISBN: 9780735568891
2 Almanac Fed. Jud. 5 (2021-4 ed.)

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Sotomayor, Sonia
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According to Lexis External , Judge Sotomayor authored 422 opinions when on the bench for the Southern District of New York and 232 opinions with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She also wrote 22 concurring opinions and 21 dissents as an appellate judge. Second Circuit opinions are available from the Court’s website (use Sotomayor as a search term).

Oral Arguments for Ricci v. DeStefano, 530 F.3d 87 (2d Cir., 2008) [The New Haven Firefighters case] (MP3)

Congress.gov. PN506 — Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, vice David H. Souter, retiring.
Aug. 6, 2009. Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 31. Record Vote Number: 262.
Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, Part 2.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Washington: US G.P.O., 1998. S. Hrg. 105-205, pt. 2. (PDF, 43.49MB). Also found in the Law Library of Congress collection at https://lccn.loc.gov/98110372
Congress.gov. PN402 — Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice J. Daniel Mahoney, deceased.
Oct. 2, 1998. Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 67-29. Record Vote No: 295 EX.
Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, Part 9.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Washington: US G.P.O., 1992. S. Hrg. 102-505, pt. 9. (PDF, 22.23MB). Also found in the Law Library of Congress collection at https://lccn.loc.gov/92191491
Congress.gov. PN807 — Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to the United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York vice John M. Walker, Jr., elevated.
Aug. 11, 1992. Confirmed by the Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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