Celia Báez Sotomayor
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Celia Báez Sotomayor was the Puerto Rican-born mother of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, known for her resilience in raising her children in a Bronx housing project after being widowed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Celia Báez Sotomayor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2085330 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Celia Báez Sotomayor Context triple: [Sonia Sotomayor, parent, Celia Báez Sotomayor]
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Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for her liberal jurisprudence, powerful dissents, and status as the first Latina to serve on the nation’s highest court.
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B.
Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan is a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, appointed in 2010, known for her incisive legal reasoning, influential dissents, and pragmatic liberal jurisprudence.
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C.
Martha-Ann Alito
Martha-Ann Alito is an American lawyer and the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., occasionally noted in the media for her role in public and political controversies surrounding the Court.
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D.
Marie Louise Gorsuch
Marie Louise Gorsuch is the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and is known for her role as his partner and supporter in public and professional life.
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E.
Janet Reno
Janet Reno was the first woman to serve as Attorney General of the United States, holding the office under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Celia Báez Sotomayor Target entity description: Celia Báez Sotomayor was the Puerto Rican-born mother of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, known for her resilience in raising her children in a Bronx housing project after being widowed.
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A.
Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for her liberal jurisprudence, powerful dissents, and status as the first Latina to serve on the nation’s highest court.
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B.
Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan is a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, appointed in 2010, known for her incisive legal reasoning, influential dissents, and pragmatic liberal jurisprudence.
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C.
Martha-Ann Alito
Martha-Ann Alito is an American lawyer and the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., occasionally noted in the media for her role in public and political controversies surrounding the Court.
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D.
Marie Louise Gorsuch
Marie Louise Gorsuch is the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and is known for her role as his partner and supporter in public and professional life.
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E.
Janet Reno
Janet Reno was the first woman to serve as Attorney General of the United States, holding the office under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puerto Rican person
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| child |
Juan Sotomayor
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surface form:
Juan Sotomayor Jr.
Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| describedIn |
My Beloved World
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surface form:
Sonia Sotomayor’s memoir "My Beloved World"
|
| employer | New York hospital system ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Puerto Rican ⓘ |
| familyName | Báez Sotomayor ⓘ |
| givenName | Celia ⓘ |
| inspired | Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Bronx River Houses
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surface form:
Bronx housing project
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| maritalStatus | widow ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the mother of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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her resilience as a widowed mother in public housing ⓘ |
| notableWork | raising her children as a widow in a Bronx housing project ⓘ |
| occupation | nurse ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
The Bronx
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surface form:
Bronx
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Juan Sotomayor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Celia Báez Sotomayor Description of subject: Celia Báez Sotomayor was the Puerto Rican-born mother of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, known for her resilience in raising her children in a Bronx housing project after being widowed.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.