Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor was born on June 25, 1954. Sotomayor was born and raised in the projects in  Bronx, New York.  Both her parents were from Puerto Rico and move to New York during World War II.  Unfortunately her father died when she was nine so it was just Sonia and her mother Celina growing up. Sonia attended Cardinal Spellman High School right in the Bronx, and went to Princeton University graduating in 1976 getting her B.A. Afterwards she went to Law School at Yale.

On May 26, 2009 Sonia was nominated to for the United States Supreme Court by President Barack Obama.  Eventually after the hearings she was the first Hispanic Justice and third woman to serve on the Supreme Court. She is a great example for people growing up in not so great neighborhoods, and only having one parent in there most important years can really do something with there lives. As long as they stick to school.