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UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR JUDICIAL NOMINEES PUBLIC 1. Name: State full name (include any former names used). Sonia Sotomayor. Former names include: Sonia Maria Sotomayor; Sonia Sotomayor de Noonan; Sonia Maria Sotomayor Noonan; Sonia Noonan 2. Position: State the position for which you have been nominated. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 3. Address: List current office address. If city and state of residence differs from your place of employment, please list the city and state where you currently reside. Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square New York, NY 10007 4. Birthplace: State date and place of birth. June 25, 1954 New York, NY 5. Education: List in reverse chronological order each college, law school, or any other institution of higher education attended and indicate for each the dates of attendance, whether a degree was received, and the date each degree was received. Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, September 1976-June 1979. J.D. received June 1979. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, September 1972-June 1976. B.A., summa cum laude, received June 1976. 6. Employment Record: List in reverse chronological order all governmental agencies, business or professional corporations, companies, firms, or other enterprises, partnerships, institutions, or organizations, non-profit or otherwise, with which you have been affiliated as an officer, director, partner, proprietor, or employee since graduation from college, whether or not you received payment for your services. Include the name and address of the employer and job title or description. 1 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 2007 – present Princeton, NJ 08544 Trustee COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1999 – 2009 435 West 116th Street New York, NY 10027 Lecturer-in-Law UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 10/13/98 – present Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square New York, NY 10007 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL 1997 – 2007 40 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 Adjunct Professor UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Southern District of New York 10/2/92 – 10/12/98 Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007 PAVIA & HARCOURT 600 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 Partner 1/1/88 – 9/30/92 Associate 4/84 – 12/87 NEW YORK CITY CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD 40 Rector Street New York, NY 10006 1988 – 10/92 Member, Board of Directors STATE OF NEW YORK MORTGAGE AGENCY 260 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 1987 – 10/92 Member, Board of Directors MATERNITY CENTER ASSOCIATION (currently known as Childbirth Connection) 48 East 92nd Street New York, NY 10128 1985 – 1986 2 Member, Board of Directors SOTOMAYOR & ASSOCIATES 10 Third Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 1983 – 1986 Owner PUERTO RICAN LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND (currently known as LatinoJustice PRLDEF) 99 Hudson Street New York, NY 10013 1980 – 10/92 I served at various points during this time frame in the following capacities: Member and Vice President, Board of Directors Chairperson, Litigation and Education Committees NEW YORK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 Assistant District Attorney 9/79 – 3/84 YALE LAW SCHOOL Mimeo Room 127 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06520 9/78 – 5/79 Sales Person PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 6/78 – 8/78 Summer Associate THE GRADUATE-PROFESSIONAL STUDENT CENTER 306 York Street New Haven, CT 06520 9/77 – 5/78 Sales Person OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL, Yale University Woodbridge Hall New Haven, CT 06520 6/77 – 9/77 Summer Intern THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 6/76 – 8/76 Summer Clerk 3 7. Military Service and Draft Status: Identify any service in the U.S. Military, including dates of service, branch of service, rank or rate, serial number (if different from social security number), and type of discharge received, and whether you have registered for selective service. I have never served in the military, and never was eligible to register for selective service. 8. Honors and Awards: List any scholarships, fellowships, honorary degrees, academic or professional honors, honorary society memberships, military awards, and any other special recognition for outstanding service or achievement. I received scholarships during my four years at Princeton University and my three years at Yale Law School. I graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Princeton. Princeton awarded me, as a graduating student co-winner, the M. Taylor Senior Pyne Prize, for scholastic excellence and service to the University. My senior thesis work received an honorable mention from the University’s History Department. While at law school, I served as an Editor of the Yale Law Journal and Managing Editor of the Yale Studies in World Public Order. I was also a semi-finalist in the Barrister’s Union competition, a mock trial presentation. I have been fortunate to receive a number of honors and awards throughout my career. I recall receiving, or have records of having received, the following: 2009 Mujeres Destacadas Award Presented by El Diario La Prensa May 17, 2009 2009 New York State Women of Excellence Award Presented by Gov. David A. Paterson March 24, 2009 Urban Health Plan Wall of Fame Inducted, September 21, 2007 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws Northeastern University School of Law May 25, 2007 Outstanding Professional Leadership Award Presented by Latino Law Students Association Columbia Law School October 2006 4 Public Service Award Presented by Latino Law Students Association Yale Law School April 2006 John Carro Award for Judicial Excellence Presented by Association of Judges of Hispanic Heritage, Inc. October 30, 2005 Latina of the Year Judiciary Award Presented by Hispanic National Bar Association October 2005 Judicial Intern Program Award Presented by Puerto Rican Bar Association March 16, 2005 Myles A. Paige Award Presented by the Judicial Friends Foundation December 2003 Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa Pace Law School May 18, 2003 Most Influential Latin American in the Law Award Presented by Latin American Law Students Association Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law April 2002 Degree of Juris Doctor Honoris Causa Brooklyn Law School June 7, 2001 Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa Princeton University June 5, 2001 Arabella Babb Mansfield Award Presented by National Association of Women Lawyers July 8, 2000 The Charles W. Froessel Award Presented by The New York Law School Law Review April 7, 2000 5 Women’s History Month Celebration Honor Presented by Gender Bias Committee 12th Judicial District Unified Court System of the State of New York March 9, 2000 Distinguished Lawyers Award Presented by Lawyers College of Puerto Rico September 11, 1999 Award for Life-Long Commitment, Dedication & Perseverance to Ensure Fairness and Equality in the Legal Profession Presented by Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey August 19, 1999 Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa Lehman College of The City University of New York June 2, 1999 Lance Liebman Nice Guys/Gals Do Not Necessarily Finish Last Award Presented by Center for Public Interest Law Columbia Law School April 20, 1999 Gertrude E. Rush Award Presented by National Bar Association April 17, 1999 50 Outstanding Latinas of the Year Award Presented by el diario/LA PRENSA March 17, 1999 Key to the City Presented by the City of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico January 22, 1999 Women in Leadership Award Presented by The Cervantes Society October 28, 1998 Achievement Award Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association October 24, 1998 Certificate of Appreciation 6 Presented by Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center September 15, 1998 Tribute to the Puerto Rican Woman Award Presented by the National Puerto Rican Day Parade May 7, 1998 Graciela Olivarez Award Presented by the Hispanic Law Students Association Notre Dame Law School February 26, 1998 Certificate of Appreciation Presented by Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Metropolitan Correctional Facility October 3, 1997 Distinguished Woman in the Field of Jurisprudence Award Presented by the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico July 4, 1996 Award in Recognition of Outstanding Achievement Presented by Latino American Law Students Association Hofstra Law School March 15, 1996 Award for Outstanding and Dedicated Service to the People of New York County Presented by the Hogan-Morgenthau Association January 17, 1995 Lifetime Achievement Award Presented by National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc. October 20, 1994 Certificate of Excellence Presented by National Conference of Puerto Rican Women New York City Chapter March 24, 1994 Excellence With A Heart Medal Presented by Cardinal Spellman High School 1993 Lifetime Achievement Award 7 Presented by the Latino Law Student Division of the Hispanic National Bar Association September 25, 1993 Award for Commitment to the Preservation of Civil and Constitutional Rights for All Americans Presented by Hispanic National Bar Association September 24, 1993 Human Rights Award for Service to Humanity Presented by the Paralegal Studies Program of Bronx Community College of the City University of New York June 17, 1993 Claude E. Hawley Medal for Scholarship and Service Presented by John Jay College of Criminal Justice May 27, 1993 Outstanding Hispanic Women Achievers Award Presented by the State of New York Governor’s Office for Hispanic Affairs March 22, 1993 Emilio Nunez Award for Judicial
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