2016 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

The 2016 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2016 and will conclude October 1, 2017. This is the eighth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court .
Sonia Sotomayor 2016 term statistics (in progress) 0 Majority or Plurality 1 Concurrence 0 Other 1 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 2 Bench opinions = 0 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: - Least joined by: -

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
	Elmore v. Holbrook	580 U.S. ___ (2016)	Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel  • death penalty  • mitigating factors at sentencing	Ginsburg
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
	Tatum v. Arizona	580 U.S. ___ (2016)	Eighth Amendment  • life imprisonment of minors	Thomas	Alito
Sotomayor concurred in the Court's decision to grant, vacate, and remand.

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References

• 2016 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 31, 2016.
• 2016 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 31, 2016.
• 2016 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 31, 2016.