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Sonia Sotomayor doesn't have any children.
No, not all of them, but most do. Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan don't have any children, nor did Justice Souter, who retired in 2009. Justice Scalia: 9 children Justice Kennedy: 3 children Justice Breyer: 3 children Chief Justice Roberts: 2 children Justice Ginsburg: 2 children Justice Alito: 2 children Justice Thomas: 1 child Justice Sotomayor: 0 children Justice Kagan: 0 children
Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan are the only unmarried justices on the current Court (as of September 23, 2010). Justice David Souter, whom Sotomayor succeeded on the bench in 2009, was also unmarried.
President Barack Obama appointed Justice Sotomayor to replace Justice David H. Souter, who retired at the end of June 2009. Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the Senate on August 6, 2009, and took the Oaths of Office on August 8, 2009.
Sonia SotomayorPresident Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor on May 26, 2009, to replace retired Justice David H. Souter. Justice Sotomayor was confirmed by the Senate on August 6, and sworn-in on August 8, 2009. She began sitting with the Court immediately prior to the 2009-2010 Term.Justice Sotomayor was the third woman appointed to the Supreme Court, and the first Latina justice in the Court's history.