Courtesy of Dailyplunge.com Sotomayor named to U.S. Supreme Court By Kim Kirschenbaum Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as the 111th Supreme Court Justice by the U.S. Senate in a 68-31 victory in August. Since 1999, she has been a Columbia lecturer in law, an adjunct faculty post at Columbia Law School. Read more about Sotomayor named to U.S. Supreme Court Add new comment