Sonia Sotomayor was nominated to replace which judge appointed by George HW Bush?
Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court nomination On May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama announced his selection of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, to replace retiring Justice David Souter. Sotomayor's nomination was submitted to the United States Senate on June 1, 2009, when the 111th Congress reconvened after its Memorial Day recess. Sotomayor was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 6, 2009 by a 68–31 vote and was commissioned by President Obama the same day. She was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts on August 8, 2009.
Roy W. McLeese III Roy Wallace McLeese III is an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest appellate court for the District of Columbia. He spent his legal career at the United States Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's office in the District of Columbia before being nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama in 2011.