Which president appointed the Justice who retired and left a vacancy that was filled by Judge Sonia Sotomayor?
Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates:  The first was Judge Sonia Sotomayor to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice David H. Souter. David Souter: David Hackett Souter ( ; born September 17, 1939) is a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. David Souter:  He served from October 1990 until his retirement in June 2009. David Souter:  Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat vacated by William J. Brennan, Jr., Souter sat on both the Rehnquist and Roberts courts and came to vote reliably with the court's liberal members.
George H. W. Bush