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Sep 1, 2021 · With her dedication to the judicial process and fighting spirit, Justice Sotomayor is an inspiration, especially for Americans who feel marginalized or underrepresented. Sonia Maria Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, New York on June 25, 1954, to father, Juan Sotomayor and mother, Celina Baez.
Feb 9, 2022 · Born to Puerto Rican parents in New York City, Sonia Sotomayor grew up in a housing project in the Bronx. At age eight, she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, requiring daily insulin injections. Her father died the following year, leaving her mother to raise her and her brother alone.
Tool worker. Sonia Sotomayor – the fearless federal trial court judge who saved Major League Baseball from a ruinous 1995 strike – entered the record book as the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the High Court. Sotomayor was born in the Bronx on June 25, 1954 to Juan Sotomayor and Celina Baez, both native Puerto Ricans.
Oct 1, 2020 · Famous Legal Figures. How Sonia Sotomayor Overcame Adversity to Become the United States' First Hispanic and Latina Justice. Throughout her life, the Supreme Court justice had many roadblocks —...
May 27, 2009 · She was the history major and Puerto Rican student activist at Princeton who spent her first year at that bastion of the Ivy League “too intimidated to ask questions.” She was the tough-minded New...
Apr 4, 2022 · Sotomayor is a Spanish-speaking Bronx native born to working-class Puerto Rican parents. More than a decade into her service, Sotomayor has emerged as the voice of the liberal conscience...
Biographical Data. Birth, Residence, and Family. Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born in Bronx, New York, on June 25, 1954. Education. She earned a B.A. in 1976 from Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude and receiving the university's highest academic honor.
