Background
Sonia Sotomayor es la primera Juez Latina en la Corte Suprema. Ella es de Nueva York. Sus padres son de Puerto Rico. La madre de Sotomayor era una enfermera, y padre era trabajador de fabrica. Sotomayor leer libros de misterio, y ver programas de televisión de crimen. Esto la motivó a convertirse en juez ( (“Sonia Sotomayor Biography-Academy of Achievement”, 2017).
Education
Sotomayor graduated from Cardinal Spellman High School and Princeton University. While in college, Sotomayor took extra English and writing classes because the challenging curriculum caused her to make academic improvements (“Sonia Sotomayor Biography-Academy of Achievement”, 2017). In 1976, Sotomayor graduated summa cum laude and received Princeton’s highest academic honor. In 1979, she earned a Juris Doctor (J.D) degree from the Yale Law School. In 1980, Sotomayor passed the bar exam and began work as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan, New York (“Sonia Sotomayor Biography-Academy of Achievement”, 2017).
Career …show more content…
In 1984, Sotomayor transitioned to an associate at a private practice, and four year later, she became a partner (“Sonia Sotomayor Biography-Academy of Achievement”, 2017). During this time, she specialized in trademark and international trade cases. In addition to her work at the private practice, Sotomayor served on the board of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, the New York City Campaign Finance Board and the State of New York Mortgage Agency (“Sonia Sotomayor Biography-Academy of Achievement”,