Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Search results
1 day ago · Sonia Maria Sotomayor was appointed an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by Barack Obama in May 2009 and confirmed in August of the same year. She is the first Latina justice to serve on the Court, and only the third woman.
1 day ago · U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor reflected on the impact of the 9/11 attacks on American society from her unique vantage point as a native New Yorker who watched as her city and neighborhood were devastated, and then witnessed the city rebuild.
4 days ago · Sotomayor has been sitting on the Supreme Court bench for only 15 years, which is a reminder that the prominence of Hispanic Americans in positions of judicial power is an unfortunately recent phenomenon, but her achievements can nonetheless be an inspiration to all young people. About the Author. J. Robert Parks is a former professor and ...
4 days ago · Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells her own story for young readers for the very first time! As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams. But what inspired her? For young Sonia, the answer was books!
- Sonia Sotomayor
- 0525514082
- Lulu Delacre
- 5-9
14 hours ago · Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. ... and Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor. Standing from left to right, Justices Brett M. Kavanaugh, Elena Kagan, Neil ...
1 day ago · Sotomayor’s visit to Kansas City took place Aug. 1-3 and included a variety of events, including reading her book to a group of children at Kansas City’s Central Library and to Girl Scouts at an elementary school, as well as a panel discussion. She also surprised performers at the Coterie’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by ...
4 days ago · In 2009, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court on a 68-31 vote. In 2011, Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan shot down a Chinook transport helicopter, killing 30 Americans and eight Afghans. Officials said it was the highest U.S. death toll in a single incident in the decade-old war.
