Sonia Sotomayor U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Her nomination was slowed by the Republican majority in the United States Senate, but she was eventually confirmed in 1998. On the Second Circuit, Sotomayor heard appeals in more than 3,000 cases and wrote about 380 opinions. Sotomayor has taught at the New York University School of Law and Columbia Law School. 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. While on the court, Sotomayor has
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