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Feb 9, 2022 · When President Obama nominated federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, many Americans welcomed the appointment as a historic milestone; she is the first Hispanic American to serve on the high court.
Mar 6, 2023 · A former federal and appellate judge, Sonia Sotomayor became an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009. She is the first Latina justice in history.
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Sep 1, 2021 · She was raised Roman Catholic and attended Cardinal Spellman High School, where she graduated as valedictorian in 1972. Drawing inspiration from Nancy Drew books, Perry Mason television shows, and time she spent in student government in high school, Sotomayor knew from a young age that she wanted to pursue a legal career.
Celina Sotomayor put great stress on the value of education; she bought the Encyclopædia Britannica for her children, something unusual in the housing projects. Despite the distance between the two, which became greater after her father's death and which was not fully reconciled until decades later, [12] Sotomayor has credited her mother with ...
- Sonia Maria Sotomayor, June 25, 1954 (age 69), New York City, New York, U.S.
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May 27, 2009 · For Celina Sotomayor, education was the highest priority; she bought her children an Encyclopaedia Britannica, a novelty in the projects. “She was famous for the encyclopedia,” said Milagros ...
Sep 15, 2021 · Sonia Sotomayor, age 6 or 7 (Wikimedia Commons) After graduating as valedictorian from her high school class, Sotomayor attended Princeton University on a full scholarship and compared entering college to “a visitor landing in an alien country.”
This paper explores fascinating facets of Sonia Sotomayor’s life, starting from her childhood and concluding with her position as a liberal Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Each chapter seeks to highlight a stage of Sotomayor’s life. Chapter One recounts Sotomayor’s childhood and family roots in Puerto Rico and New York City.
