<P> Alito, Samuel Samuel Alito </P> <Tr> <Td> <P> Sotomayor, Sonia Sonia Sotomayor </P> </Td> <Td> 000000001954 - 06 - 25 - 0000 June 25, 1954 The Bronx, New York </Td> <Td> Obama, Barack Barack Obama </Td> <Td> 68--31 </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> 7001630000000000000 ♠ 63 </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 08 - 08 - 0000 August 8, 2009 8 years, 6 months </Td> <Td> Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1998--2009); District Judge, District Court for the Southern District of New York (1992--1998) </Td> <Td> David Souter </Td> </Tr> <P> Sotomayor, Sonia Sonia Sotomayor </P> <Tr> <Td> <P> Kagan, Elena Elena Kagan </P> </Td> <Td> 000000001960 - 04 - 28 - 0000 April 28, 1960 Manhattan, New York </Td> <Td> 63--37 </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 7001570000000000000 ♠ 57 </Td> <Td> 000000002010 - 08 - 07 - 0000 August 7, 2010 7 years, 6 months </Td> <Td> Solicitor General of the United States (2009--2010); Dean of Harvard Law School (2003--2009); Associate White House Counsel (1995--1999); Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council (1995--1999); </Td> <Td> John Paul Stevens </Td> </Tr>

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