Sonia Sotomayor: U.S. Supreme Court Justice
by Van Tol, Alex
Series:Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies
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AR Book Level
8.3
AR Points
3
Word Count
16,196
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
140447 EN
About this book
The biography follows Sonia Sotomayor from her upbringing in a Bronx housing project to becoming the first Hispanic Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. It details her academic achievements at Princeton and Yale Law School, her early legal career as a prosecutor and federal judge, and the historic nomination by President Barack Obama in 2009 that cemented her place in American history. Throughout the narrative, the book explores the obstacles she overcame as a Latina in a traditionally white-male field, emphasizing her dedication to fairness and equal justice.
