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Shichtman, Sandra H.

Sonia Sotomayor / Sandra H. Shichtman. - Greensboro, N.C. : Morgan Reynolds Pub., c2011. - 111 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm. - Supreme Court justices . - Supreme Court justices (Greensboro, N.C.) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-104) and index.

The long journey from a public housing project -- A scholarship to Princeton University -- On to Yale law school -- In the district attorney's office -- Entering private practice -- Becoming a federal judge -- Appointment to the Court of Appeals -- A Supreme Court nomination -- The justice takes her seat.

Horn Book, May 2011

Examines the life and career of Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, discussing her youth in public housing, her college education, her work as an attorney, and her Supreme Court nomination.

Young Adult Follett Library Resources.

ISBN: 1599351560

LCCN: 2010020737

Subjects--Personal Names:
Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Supreme Court --Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Judges--United States--Biography.
Hispanic Americans--Biography.
Women--Biography.

LC Class. No.: KF8745.S67 / S35 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 347.73/2634 B