Female Supreme Court Justices

Sonia Sotomayor is the 111th judge to sit on the United States Supreme Court. Of greater significance, perhaps, she is only the third woman.

Here’s the (short) list of women who have served on the nation’s highest court:

Sandra Day O’Connor: 1981-2005
Ruth Bader Ginsberg: 1993-present
Sonia Sotomayor 2009-?

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