Who appointed the justice who Judge Sonia Sotomayor replaced on the Supreme Court?
Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates President Barack Obama made two successful appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States. The first was Judge Sonia Sotomayor to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice David H. Souter. Sotomayor was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 6, 2009, by a vote of 68–31. The second appointment was that of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace the retired John Paul Stevens. Kagan was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 5, 2010, by a vote of 63–37.
Francis Jardeleza Francis H. Jardeleza (born September 26, 1949) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Serving as the Solicitor General of the Philippines from 2012 to 2014, he was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III to the High Court on August 19, 2014.