Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Previously served on the Southern District of New York and the Second Circuit.
- Current office
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Seat or institution
- Supreme Court
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Career context
Previously served on the Southern District of New York and the Second Circuit.
Selected public records
This is an illustrative collection across documented service, not an exhaustive career archive or a complete statement of policy positions. Missing records do not establish opposition, absence, or inaction. How the examples were selected →
| Decision | Date | What this justice wrote or joined |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission | January 21, 2010 | Joined Part IV of the Court opinion and Stevens’s opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. |
| Obergefell v. Hodges | June 26, 2015 | Joined Kennedy’s Court opinion. |
| Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization | June 24, 2022 | Co-authored the joint dissent with Breyer and Kagan. |
| Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith | May 18, 2023 | Wrote the Court opinion. |
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd. | May 16, 2024 | Joined the Court opinion and Kagan’s concurrence. |
| Trump v. United States | July 1, 2024 | Wrote a dissent joined by Kagan and Jackson. |
| United States v. Skrmetti | June 18, 2025 | Wrote a dissent. |
An absent participation entry is not a dissent or recusal. An older decision may predate this justice’s service. Read the opinions for their reasoning.
Continue your research
Sources you can check
- Justices · Supreme Court of the United States
- Justices 1789 to Present · Supreme Court of the United States
- Supreme Court of the United States · Supreme Court of the United StatesSection: Sonia Sotomayor
Research checked October 19, 2026. Source publication dates may be earlier. Read the coverage and limitations →