Happy 60th, Sonia Sotomayor!
Thursday, June 25, 2015 Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor turns 60. Sonia Sotomayor is a proud MAKERS as well!
Nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in US history.
According to biography.com, Sonia Sotomayor was born June 25, 1954, in the Bronx, New York. Her desire to be a judge was first inspired by the TV show 'Perry Mason.' She graduated from Yale Law School and passed the bar in 1980. She became a U.S. District Court Judge in 1992 and was elevated to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in 1998. In 2009, she became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.
Today we celebrate Sonia Sotomayor's 60th birthday ... please share your good wishes in the comments section below!
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