Justices #111 AND #112 were both nominations made by president Obama. Sonia Sotomayor (took her place on the Court after being nominated by President Barack Obama and taking her seat August, 2009. She is the first Latina to serve on the supreme court.

Justice Elena Kagan #112 was supported by the Clintons and she clerked for Antonin Scalia who dubbed her shorty. It was Scalia who asked Obama to nominate her to the court