Associate Justice
Sonia Sotomayor
October Term 2026 (2026–2027)0 tracked case votes
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- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Joined the Court
- August 8, 2009
- Status
- Active
Votes this term
No vote data for October Term 2026 (2026–2027).
On the emergency docket
- Recorded dissents
- 41
- Would-grant or would-deny notes
- 14
- Separate writings
- 16
Recorded dissents (41)
Dismissed as mootDiscounts on campaign adsNational Republican Congressional Committee v. Sherrod BrownFiled Recorded Would deny26A477GrantedRates for political adsFederal Communications Commission v. Sherrod BrownFiled Recorded Would deny26A476GrantedLast-minute execution stayKenneth Nelsen, Warden v. Christa Gail PikeFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent26A428GrantedDeportation to third countriesDepartment of Homeland Security v. D. V. D.Filed Recorded Would deny26A406GrantedVoter checks using federal dataDepartment of Homeland Security v. League of Women VotersFiled Recorded Joined Jackson's dissent26A308GrantedWhite House ballroom constructionNational Park Service v. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United StatesFiled Recorded Joined Roberts's dissent26A203Dismissed as mootStates' right to sueAlabama v. CaliforniaFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent26A139GrantedPresidential power over votingDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. CaliforniaFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent26A124GrantedBlack voters and district mapsWes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State v. Marcus CasterFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A1316GrantedBlack voting districtsWes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State v. Bobby SingletonFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A1315GrantedAlabama congressional mapWes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State v. Evan MilliganFiled Recorded Dissented25A1314GrantedStay of executionEric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division v. Edward Lee BusbyFiled Recorded Joined Jackson's dissent25A1235GrantedMinority voters in district mapsPeter Kosinski v. Michael WilliamsFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A915GrantedLatino voting rightsNicole Malliotakis v. Michael WilliamsFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A914GrantedRace in voting mapsGreg Abbott v. League of United Latin American CitizensFiled Recorded Joined Kagan's dissent25A608DeniedExecution by nitrogen gasAnthony Boyd v. John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of CorrectionsFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A457DeniedReturning children across bordersSamantha Estefania Francisco Castro v. Jose Leonardo Brito GuevaraFiled Recorded Would grant25A376GrantedProtections for Venezuelan immigrantsKristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. National TPS AllianceFiled Recorded Would deny25A326GrantedGender markers on passportsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Ashton OrrFiled Recorded Joined Jackson's dissent25A319DeniedPower to withhold foreign aidDepartment of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy CoalitionFiled Recorded Joined Kagan's dissent25A269GrantedPresident's power to fire officialsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Rebecca Kelly SlaughterFiled Recorded Joined Kagan's dissent25A264GrantedImmigration stops and profilingKristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. Pedro Vasquez PerdomoFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A169Granted in partEnding health research grantsNational Institutes of Health v. American Public Health AssociationFiled Recorded Would deny25A103DeniedNew evidence before executionMichael Bell v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsFiled Recorded Would grant25A57GrantedPresidential power to fire officialsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Mary BoyleFiled Recorded Joined Kagan's dissent25A11GrantedPower to cut federal jobsLinda McMahon, Secretary of Education v. New YorkFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent24A1203GrantedNotice before third-country deportationsDepartment of Homeland Security v. D.V.D.Filed Recorded Wrote a dissent24A1153GrantedDOGE and public recordsU.S. Doge Service v. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonFiled Recorded Would deny24A1122DeniedDeath row appeal deadlinesBenjamin Ritchie v. Ron Neal, WardenFiled Recorded Would grant24A1109GrantedEnding migrants’ temporary staysKristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. Svitlana DoeFiled Recorded Joined Jackson's dissent24A1079GrantedAccess to Social Security dataSocial Security Administration v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal EmployeesFiled Recorded Joined Jackson's dissent24A1063GrantedVoters' equal representationLaurel D. Libby v. Ryan M. Fecteau, Speaker of the Maine House of RepresentativesFiled Recorded Would deny24A1051GrantedTransgender military serviceUnited States v. Commander Emily ShillingFiled Recorded Would deny24A1030GrantedPresident's power to fire officialsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Gwynne A. WilcoxFiled Recorded Joined Kagan's dissent24A966GrantedEducation grant paymentsDepartment of Education v. CaliforniaFiled Recorded Joined Jackson's dissent24A910GrantedFiring federal workersOffice of Personnel Management v. American Federation of Government EmployeesFiled Recorded Would deny24A904DeniedExecution by nitrogen gasJessie Hoffman v. Gary Westcott, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and CorrectionsFiled Recorded Would grant24A893GrantedNationwide court ordersDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. New JerseyFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent24A886GrantedNationwide court ordersDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. WashingtonFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent24A885GrantedNationwide court ordersDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. CASA, Inc.Filed Recorded Wrote a dissent24A884GrantedParents' right to knowElizabeth Mirabelli v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of CaliforniaFiled Recorded Would deny25A810
Would-grant or would-deny notes (14)
Dismissed as mootDiscounts on campaign adsNational Republican Congressional Committee v. Sherrod BrownFiled Recorded Would deny26A477GrantedRates for political adsFederal Communications Commission v. Sherrod BrownFiled Recorded Would deny26A476GrantedDeportation to third countriesDepartment of Homeland Security v. D. V. D.Filed Recorded Would deny26A406DeniedReturning children across bordersSamantha Estefania Francisco Castro v. Jose Leonardo Brito GuevaraFiled Recorded Would grant25A376GrantedProtections for Venezuelan immigrantsKristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. National TPS AllianceFiled Recorded Would deny25A326Granted in partEnding health research grantsNational Institutes of Health v. American Public Health AssociationFiled Recorded Would deny25A103DeniedNew evidence before executionMichael Bell v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsFiled Recorded Would grant25A57GrantedDOGE and public recordsU.S. Doge Service v. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonFiled Recorded Would deny24A1122DeniedDeath row appeal deadlinesBenjamin Ritchie v. Ron Neal, WardenFiled Recorded Would grant24A1109GrantedVoters' equal representationLaurel D. Libby v. Ryan M. Fecteau, Speaker of the Maine House of RepresentativesFiled Recorded Would deny24A1051GrantedTransgender military serviceUnited States v. Commander Emily ShillingFiled Recorded Would deny24A1030GrantedFiring federal workersOffice of Personnel Management v. American Federation of Government EmployeesFiled Recorded Would deny24A904DeniedExecution by nitrogen gasJessie Hoffman v. Gary Westcott, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and CorrectionsFiled Recorded Would grant24A893GrantedParents' right to knowElizabeth Mirabelli v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of CaliforniaFiled Recorded Would deny25A810
Separate writings (16)
GrantedLast-minute execution stayKenneth Nelsen, Warden v. Christa Gail PikeFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent26A428Dismissed as mootStates' right to sueAlabama v. CaliforniaFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent26A139GrantedPresidential power over votingDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. CaliforniaFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent26A124GrantedBlack voters and district mapsWes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State v. Marcus CasterFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A1316GrantedBlack voting districtsWes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State v. Bobby SingletonFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A1315DeniedMental ability to face executionMelvin Trotter v. FloridaFiled Recorded Wrote a statement25A926GrantedMinority voters in district mapsPeter Kosinski v. Michael WilliamsFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A915GrantedLatino voting rightsNicole Malliotakis v. Michael WilliamsFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A914DeniedExecution by nitrogen gasAnthony Boyd v. John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of CorrectionsFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A457GrantedImmigration stops and profilingKristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. Pedro Vasquez PerdomoFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A169GrantedPower to cut federal jobsLinda McMahon, Secretary of Education v. New YorkFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent24A1203GrantedNotice before third-country deportationsDepartment of Homeland Security v. D.V.D.Filed Recorded Wrote a dissent24A1153Granted in partReturning a deported immigrantKristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. Kilmar Armando Abrego GarciaFiled Recorded Wrote a statement24A949GrantedNationwide court ordersDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. New JerseyFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent24A886GrantedNationwide court ordersDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. WashingtonFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent24A885GrantedNationwide court ordersDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. CASA, Inc.Filed Recorded Wrote a dissent24A884