Sonia Sotomayor

Family Background

• Sonia was born in Bronx, New York on June 25, 1954
• Her father passed away when she was 9 years old

Education

• Sonia first attended Princeton and received her Bachelors degree in history
• She continued on to Yale where she recieved her J.D

RICCI VS DESTANO

• White firefighters in New Haven who were denied promotions. Judge Sotomayor upheld rejection of a lawsuit by white firefighters, one of them Hispanic, claiming race discrimination, and as a part of the full appeals court, she declined to rehear the case.

Sonia Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama

Sonia has served 6 years on the supreme court, and continues her work today

Sonia is an Associate Justice