Sonia Sotomayor a Supreme Court seat. New York Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand wrote a joint letter to Obama urging him to appoint Sotomayor, or alternatively Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, to the Supreme Court if a vacancy should arise during his term.<ref name="Schumer/Gillibrand"></ref> The White House first contacted Sotomayor on April 27, 2009, about the possibility of her nomination. On April 30, 2009, Justice David Souter's retirement plans leaked to the media, and Sotomayor received early attention as a possible nominee for Souter's seat to be vacated in June 2009. On May 25, Obama informed Sotomayor of his choice; she later
Sonia Sotomayor Learning Academies Sonia Sotomayor Learning Academies Sonia M. Sotomayor Learning Academies is a complex of high schools and one middle school choice in Los Angeles, California. It is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Sotomayor is made up of five individual schools. The complex includes the Los Angeles River School (LARS), the School of History and Dramatic Arts (SoHDA), The studio school (middle school or junior high), Early College Academy of Leaders and Scholars (eCALS), and Tennenbaum Tech school (ATAMS). It is named after Sonia Sotomayor. It opened in 2011, relieving Eagle Rock High School, Franklin High School, Marshall