Justice Sonia Sotomayor Officiates Wedding Ceremony for a Female Couple
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Officiates Wedding Ceremony for a Female Couple
This marks the first time Sotomayor has presided over a same-sex wedding.
Nearly four months after siding with the majority ruling in Obergefell, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has officiated her first same-sex wedding since assuming the bench, according to The Washington Blade. The brides were Ingrid Duran and Catherine Pino of Washington, DC. They are activists for Latinos, women, and the LGBT population who founded D&P Creative Solutions.
Also present at the ceremony were U.S. Treasurer Rosa Gumataotao Rios, Rep. Xavier Beccera (D-Calif.), Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.).
This makes Sotomayor the third sitting Supreme Court justice to preside over a same-sex wedding, and the fourth justice overall. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, and Sandra Day O’Connor have also officiated the nuptials of same-sex couples.*
Congratulations, Ingrid and Catherine!
*It has not escaped our attention that that is also the complete list of female Supreme Court justices.
