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In 2013, Sotomayor won the Woodrow Wilson Award at her alma mater Princeton University. [282] In June 2010, the Bronxdale Houses development, where Sotomayor grew up, was renamed after her. The Justice Sonia Sotomayor Houses and Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community Center comprise 28 buildings with some 3,500 residents.
Sonia Sotomayor was inspired to write Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You based on her experience in the bathroom of a restaurant. Sotomayor was in the bathroom, giving herself an insulin shot, and a woman walked in and accused her of being a drug addict. [2] She corrected the woman and explained she was a diabetic and was injecting ...
In 2018, an adaptation of the book for middle graders was published by Delacorte Press, entitled The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor. [24] The American Library Association describes it as "offer[ing] gentle advice for young readers." [25] The adaptation was a finalist for the 2019 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. [25]
Sotomayor, who was nominated by former President Barack Obama, is the first Latina and the third woman to serve on the Supreme Court. She has written several children’s books. Here are photos of ...
Thursday, June 25, 2015 Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor turns 60. Sonia Sotomayor is a proud MAKERS as well! Nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor became the ...
Sonia Sotomayor, Barack Obama's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, is a living testament to the American Dream. Her parents moved from Puerto Rico to the South Bronx. After her father died when ...
The award ceremonies are annually held at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Prominent officials who have been guest speakers at the event have included John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice ...
Sotomayor's nomination was submitted to the United States Senate on June 1, 2009, when the 111th Congress reconvened after its Memorial Day recess. Sotomayor was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 6, 2009 by a 68–31 vote, and was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts on August 8, 2009, becoming the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme ...