Hello Everyone!
As you may know, Hispanic Heritage month is coming to an end. For my birthday, my cousin, who is currently attending a law school in Connecticut, got me an autobiography of a Supreme Court judge. The book is The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor. The exciting fact is that Sonia Sotomayor signed this copy of the book! I received the book a couple of days ago as my 13th birthday gift, and I’m halfway through the book. Sonia Sotomayor is Hispanic and the first Latina Supreme Court justice. Her life story has fascinated and inspired me. Recently, she said New York school teachers would lose their job if they did not get vaccinated from COVID-19. That may sound strict, and she may have strict rules, but she’s making America safe.
The autobiography is her life story as a Hispanic American in the late 20th century. The book is about her suffering from diabetes, facing racism, being a child to a single mom who had been through a lot, and her journey to the Supreme Court.
Sonia Maria Sotomayor was born on June 25, 1954, in Bronx, New York, to Juan Sotomayor and Celina Baez. They were originally from Puerto Rico. Their father worked in manual labor, and her mother was a nurse. She also had a brother that went by the nickname Junior. Life wasn’t so easy for Sonia. She was diagnosed early with type 1 diabetes which put a lot of pressure on her and her family. Her father had issues with excess alcohol use and heart problems. He died at the age of forty-two when Sonia was nine. At the age of ten, she wanted to be an attorney. Sonia worked hard in school to achieve excellence and became valedictorian in high school. She applied to go to college in Princeton, but her English wasn’t good. However, Sonia continued to work hard, and her English improved. Before attending Yale Law School, she got married to her high school boyfriend, Kevin Noonan. (They ended up getting divorced seven years later). In 1991, Sonia was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by President George H. W. Bush. After the retirement of David Souter in May 2009, Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. She then became the Supreme Court judge and the first-ever Latina in the senate. Of note, she is a children’s book author and appeared on Sesame Street.
If you are interested in learning about Justice Sotomayor, please order this book on Amazon or get it from your public library.
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!