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Accomplishment!
Little Sonia studied hard in school. She was very bright and a hard
Integrity
Sonia Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, a section of New York City. Her family was from Puerto Rico. Like many children, she had a difficult childhood. Her father died when she was just nine years old. She was then raised by her mother.
Perseverance!
Sonia Maria Sotomayor (pronounced SO TOE MY YORE) has had an amazing life and career. But in 2009, she made U.S. history by being nominated, then confirmed, as the U. S. Supreme Court’s first justice of Hispanic descent. She is only the third woman ever appointed to the Court.
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