On August 8, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor became the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice and the third woman to serve the Court. In elegant free verse, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand describes Sotomayor's remarkable journey from her childhood in the projects near Yankee Stadium to her stellar academic achievements at Ivy League universities to her rapid rise in the legal profession. When confirmed as a federal judge in the Southern District of New York, she said, "I feel I can touch the sky." Also included: Biographical Summary, Glossary, Chronology, Sources, and Notes.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Two Lions
Published: 06/14/2016
ISBN: 9781477847602
Pages: 50
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.10d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 139147 / Sonia Sotomayor: Supreme Court Justice
Reading Level: 5.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 1