Sonia Sotomayor
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sonia Sotomayor canonical | 75 |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | 7 |
| Sotomayor | 2 |
| Sonia Maria Sotomayor | 1 |
| employing future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor early in her legal career | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T132178 — 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: Sonia Sotomayor Context triple: [Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, dissentingOpinionBy, Sonia Sotomayor]
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a pioneering American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and became a leading advocate for gender equality and civil rights.
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Sandra Day O’Connor
Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and a pivotal moderate conservative justice known for her influential swing votes in landmark cases.
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C.
Jane C. Ginsburg
Jane C. Ginsburg is an American legal scholar and Columbia Law School professor renowned for her expertise in copyright law.
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D.
Stephen G. Breyer
Stephen G. Breyer is a retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his pragmatic, liberal jurisprudence and emphasis on the consequences of judicial decisions.
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E.
Amy Coney Barrett
Amy Coney Barrett is a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2020 and known for her originalist judicial philosophy.
- 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: Sonia Sotomayor Target entity description: 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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A.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a pioneering American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and became a leading advocate for gender equality and civil rights.
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B.
Sandra Day O’Connor
Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and a pivotal moderate conservative justice known for her influential swing votes in landmark cases.
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C.
Jane C. Ginsburg
Jane C. Ginsburg is an American legal scholar and Columbia Law School professor renowned for her expertise in copyright law.
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D.
Stephen G. Breyer
Stephen G. Breyer is a retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his pragmatic, liberal jurisprudence and emphasis on the consequences of judicial decisions.
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E.
Amy Coney Barrett
Amy Coney Barrett is a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2020 and known for her originalist judicial philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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author ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Princeton University
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Yale Law School ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| barAdmission | New York State Bar ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1954-06-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| confirmationDate (Supreme Court) | 2009-08-06 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| degree |
Princeton University
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surface form:
A.B. from Princeton University
Juris Doctor from Yale Law School ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Puerto Rican ⓘ |
| familyName |
Sonia Sotomayor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sotomayor
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| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ |
| fullName |
Sonia Sotomayor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sonia Maria Sotomayor
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Sonia ⓘ |
| graduationYear (Princeton) | 1976 ⓘ |
| graduationYear (Yale Law School) | 1979 ⓘ |
| honor | summa cum laude (Princeton) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for defendants’ rights
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focus on the impact of law on everyday lives ⓘ powerful dissents ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| lawReviewRole | Editor of the Yale Law Journal ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 1983 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| nominatedBy (District Court) | George H. W. Bush ⓘ |
| nominatedBy (Second Circuit) | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| nominationDate (Supreme Court) | 2009-05-26 ⓘ |
| notableCaseInvolvement |
Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (dissent on affirmative action)
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Shelby County v. Holder ⓘ
surface form:
Shelby County v. Holder (dissenting views on voting rights)
Utah v. Strieff (dissent on Fourth Amendment rights) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on diversity and life experience in judging
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first Hispanic Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ first Latina Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
My Beloved World
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The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ Turning Pages: My Life Story ⓘ |
| occupation |
private practice attorney
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prosecutor ⓘ |
| parent |
Celia Báez Sotomayor
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Juan Sotomayor ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberal jurisprudence ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ |
| predecessor | David H. Souter ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| spouse | Kevin Edward Noonan ⓘ |
| startTime (Supreme Court service) | 2009-08-08 ⓘ |
| workedAt |
New York County District Attorney’s Office
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surface form:
Office of the District Attorney, New York County
Pavia & Harcourt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sonia Sotomayor Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (86)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
this entity surface form:
Sonia Maria Sotomayor
this entity surface form:
Sotomayor
subject surface form:
Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
subject surface form:
David Hackett Souter
subject surface form:
David H. Souter
this entity surface form:
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
this entity surface form:
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
this entity surface form:
employing future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor early in her legal career