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In celebration of hispanic heritage month, biography profiles sonia sotomayor, the first hispanic and third woman to serve on the supreme court. Drawing on in depth interviews with sonia sotomayor s former colleagues, family, friends, and teachers, new york times bestselling biographer antonia felix explores sotomayor s childhood, the values her parents instilled in her, and the events that propelled her to the highest court in the land. Sonia sotomayor graduated summa cum laude from princeton in 1976 and from yale law school in 1979. Sonia sotomayor s new memoir, my beloved world, is absolutely fabulous, just outstanding. But justice sonia sotomayors new memoir, my beloved world, which tops the times bestseller list for hardcover nonfiction books for february 3 rd, represents a break from that trend. A judge grows in the bronx jonah winter author, edel rodriguez illustrator. My beloved world is a memoir written by sonia sotomayor, the first hispanic justice on the. Jun 20, 2018 sonia sotomayor is writing a book for tweens, and more supreme court revelations. On court diversity, justice sonia sotomayor sounds like scalia at a talk friday at brooklyn law school, justice sonia sotomayor said the court is disadvantaged by having five catholics, three. May 20, 2016 in recent remarks at the american law institute annual meeting, supreme court justice sonia sotomayor advocated forced labor for lawyers, in order to expand legal services for the poor. It is also an early assessment of her performance on the court, her relationships with her colleagues, and the particular influence she is likely to exert on future decisions.
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