Sonia Sotomayor Essay

Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Sotomayor, current associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court Justice, is the first person of Hispanic descent and the third female to be appointed as a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sotomayor was born in the Bronx on June 25, 1954 to parents Juan Sotomayor and Celina Baez, whom are both of Puerto Rican descent. Her father was a blue-collar worker and her mother was a nurse, who also served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II. Due to early success in High School, Sotomayor was able to secure a scholarship-funded admission into the Ivy League university, Princeton. During her time at Princeton, Sotomayor served as the co-chairman of the Puerto Rican activist group Accion Puertorriquena, and it was also during this time that she accused the …show more content…
Sotomayor graduated from Princeton summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in history. Again, her credits and merits helped her secure a scholarship-funded spot into Yale law school where she pursued her J.D. degree. In 1979, sotomayor graduated from Yale law school and was awarded a J.D. degree. Immediately out of law school, from 1979-1984, sotomayor served as the assistant district attorney for the New York County. In 1992, she was nominated by George H.W. Bush to serve as Associate judge at the U.S. District Court, of Southern District of New York. During this time, Sotomayor became widely known due to an injunction she issued that ended the eight-long Major League Baseball strike, gaining the respect of baseball fans all over the nation. In June of 1997, Bill Clinton nominated Sotomayor to the United States court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; however, it was not confirmed until October of 1998 due to opposition from Republican senators—she served until 2009. In May of 2009, she was nominated by President Barack Obama to replace Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts swore her in as the 111th Justice of the Supreme Court in August