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The strange calls for a US Supreme Court justice's resignation
For several weeks, a campaign has been taking shape within progressive circles to push Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice appointed to the nation's highest court, to step down from her position ahead of the November elections.
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Sonia Sotomayor is a dream come true for the American left. As the first Hispanic justice on the US Supreme Court, she symbolizes emancipation and upward mobility. Born in the Bronx, New York, to parents originally from Puerto Rico, she had a difficult childhood marked by poverty. Her alcoholic father died early. At the age of 7, she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, which forced her to self-medicate with daily insulin injections for the rest of her life.
Her passion for books and her exemplary academic record set her apart. In 1998, President Bill Clinton appointed her to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In May 2009, another Democratic president, Barack Obama, nominated her for one of the nine seats on t
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Sonia Sotomayor
US Supreme Court justice since 2009
Sonia Sotomayor | |
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Official portrait, 2009 | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 8, 2009 | |
| Nominated by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | David Souter |
| In office October 7, 1998 – August 6, 2009 | |
| Nominated by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | J. Daniel Mahoney |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Lohier |
| In office August 12, 1992 – October 7, 1998 | |
| Nominated by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John M. Walker Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Victor Marrero |
| Born | Sonia Maria Sotomayor (1954-06-25) June 25, 1954 (age 70) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Kevin Noonan (m. 1976; div. 1983) |
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| Signature | |
Sonia Maria Sotomayor (, Spanish:[ˈsonjasotomaˈʝoɾ];[1] born June 25, 1954)[2] is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and has served since August 8, 2
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