

An edition of Sonia Sotomayor (2010)
first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice
By Lisa Tucker McElroy
Publish Date
2010
Publisher
Lerner
Language
eng
Pages
-
Description:
When President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States, the country celebrated. Not only would the Supreme Court welcome its third woman justice but also its first Hispanic member. Many Americans saw the appointment of the first Hispanic justice as an important step in the civil rights movement.