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Which president nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court?

  • George W. Bush

  • Bill Clinton

  • Barack Obama

  • Donald Trump

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President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court in May 2009. Her nomination was confirmed by the Senate in August 2009, making her the third woman and first Hispanic and Latina justice to serve on the Court.
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