Sonia Sotomayor Biography (U.S. Supreme Court Justice/Jurist) U.S.
Supreme Court Justice / Jurist Born: 25 June 1954 Birthplace: The Bronx, New York. Sonia Sotomayor Biography. Sonia Sotomayor. Sonia Maria Sotomayor (/ˈsoʊnjə ˌsoʊtoʊmaɪˈjɔr/, Spanish: [ˈsonja sotomaˈʝor];[3] born June 25, 1954) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving since August 2009.
Sotomayor is the Court's 111th justice, its first Hispanic justice, and its third female justice. Sotomayor was born in The Bronx, New York City and is of Puerto Rican descent. Her father died when she was nine, and she was subsequently raised by her mother.