sonia maria sotomayor was the first hispanic supreme court justice.
sonia maria sotomayor was the first hispanic supreme court justice.
who is the first hispanic supreme court justice?
sonia maria sotomayor
bullet::::- sonia maria sotomayor associate justice of the supreme court of the u.s. since august 2009; the court's 111th justice, its first hispanic justice, and its third female justice









































bullet::::- edgardo ramos united states district judge of the united states district court for the southern district of new york since 2011.









































bullet::::- edwin torres new york state supreme court judge and author; parents are puerto rican









































bullet::::- juan r. torruella puerto rican jurist; currently a judge on the u.s. court of appeals for the first circuit; first and to date only hispanic to serve in that court









































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on june 25, 1997, sotomayor was nominated by president bill clinton to a seat on the u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit, which was vacated by j. daniel mahoney. her nomination was initially expected to have smooth sailing, with the american bar association standing committee on the federal judiciary giving her a "well qualified" professional assessment. however, as "the new york times" described, "[it became] embroiled in the sometimes tortured judicial politics of the senate." some in the republican majority believed clinton was eager to name the first hispanic supreme court justice and that an easy confirmation to the appeals court would put sotomayor in a better position for a possible supreme court nomination (despite there being no vacancy at the time nor any indication the clinton administration was considering nominating her or any hispanic). therefore, the republican majority decided to slow her confirmation. radio commentator rush limbaugh weighed in that sotomayor was an ultraliberal who was on a "rocket ship" to the highest court.
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