Sonia Sotomayor

US Supreme Court justice since 2009
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Sonia Sotomayor

Summary

Sonia Sotomayor is a human[1]. Her place of birth was The Bronx[2]. She was born on June 25, 1954[3]. She worked as a judge[4], lawyer[5], university teacher[6], prosecutor[7], and jurist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.46% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,132 views/month, #4,644 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Sonia Sotomayor's place of birth was The Bronx[2].
  • Sonia Sotomayor was born on June 25, 1954[3].
  • Sonia Sotomayor held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Sonia Sotomayor is identified as part of the Puerto Ricans ethnic group[11].
  • Sonia Sotomayor worked as a judge[4].
  • Sonia Sotomayor worked as a lawyer[5].
  • Sonia Sotomayor worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Sonia Sotomayor's professions included prosecutor[7].
  • Sonia Sotomayor worked as a jurist[8].
  • Sonia Sotomayor held the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States[12].
  • Among Sonia Sotomayor's employers was Yale Law Journal[13].
  • Among Sonia Sotomayor's employers was New York University[14].
  • Sonia Sotomayor was employed by Columbia University[15].
  • Sonia Sotomayor was employed by New York County District Attorney[16].
  • Sonia Sotomayor's education included a stint at Cardinal Spellman High School[17].
  • Sonia Sotomayor received the honorary doctor of the Howard University[18].
  • Sonia Sotomayor received the honorary doctorate from Princeton University[19].
  • Sonia Sotomayor received the honorary doctor of Yale University[20].
  • Sonia Sotomayor received the honorary doctor of the Hofstra University[21].
  • Sonia Sotomayor received the Schneider Family Book Award[22].
  • Sonia Sotomayor received the honorary doctorate of Paris Nanterre University[23].
  • Sonia Sotomayor was a member of American Philosophical Society[24].
  • Sonia Sotomayor was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[25].
  • Sonia Sotomayor's religion is recorded as Catholicism[26].
  • Sonia Sotomayor is recorded as female[27].

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Origins and Family

Sonia Sotomayor's place of birth was The Bronx[2]. She was born on June 25, 1954[3]. She is identified as part of the Puerto Ricans ethnic group[11].

Education

Sonia Sotomayor's education included a stint at Cardinal Spellman High School[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include judge[4], lawyer[5], university teacher[6], prosecutor[7], and jurist[8]. Employers include Yale Law Journal[13], a law review[28], founded in 1891[29]; New York University[14], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1831[32], headquartered in New York City[33]; Columbia University[15], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1754[36], headquartered in Manhattan[37]; and New York County District Attorney[16], a public prosecutor's office[38], in United States[39], founded in 1796[40]. Sonia Sotomayor held the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States[12].

Recognition

Awards received include honorary doctor of the Howard University[18], an award[41], in United States[42]; honorary doctorate from Princeton University[19], an honorary degree[43], in United States[44]; honorary doctor of Yale University[20], an award[45], in United States[46]; honorary doctor of the Hofstra University[21], an award[47], in United States[48]; Schneider Family Book Award[22], an award[49], in United States[50], founded in 2004[51]; and honorary doctorate of Paris Nanterre University[23], an award[52], in France[53].

Personal Life

Sonia Sotomayor's religion is recorded as Catholicism[26].

Why It Matters

Sonia Sotomayor ranks in the top 0.46% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,132 views/month, #4,644 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] She is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

Where was Sonia Sotomayor born?

Born in The Bronx[2], Sonia Sotomayor…

What did Sonia Sotomayor do for work?

Sonia Sotomayor worked as judge[4], lawyer[5], university teacher[6], prosecutor[7], and jurist[8].

Where did Sonia Sotomayor go to school?

Sonia Sotomayor was educated at Cardinal Spellman High School[17].

What awards did Sonia Sotomayor receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the Howard University[18], honorary doctorate from Princeton University[19], honorary doctor of Yale University[20], and honorary doctor of the Hofstra University[21].

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  1. [2] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . ala.org. ala.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  26. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 4d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 17d ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → UBOV440963
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  5. 15w ago · AlexTop26 · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → Yale Law Journal, New York University, Columbia University +1
    Member of → American Philosophical Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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