Sonia Sotomayor

A Biography

Meg Greene

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN: 9780313398414
• eBook ISBN: 9780313398421
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Diritto
• Subtopic: Biografie in ambito giuridico

This insightful biography introduces readers to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a remarkable woman with a single-minded pursuit of educational excellence, who rose from poverty in a Bronx housing project to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Sonia Sotomayor: A Biography is an overview of Justice Sotomayor's life and career from her childhood to her ascent to the Supreme Court. It is also an early assessment of her performance on the court, her relationships with her colleagues, and the particular influence she is likely to exert on future decisions. Sharing an inspirational, rags-to-riches story, the book begins with Sotomayor's childhood in an East Bronx housing project. It follows her to Princeton, where she was a student activist, and to Yale Law School. Equally important to an understanding of this influential judge is the discussion of her career as a prosecutor for the City of New York and as a judge in the District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Second Circuit Court. Examining her reputation as a tough but fair jurist, the book explores the influence of these years which, at the time of her appointment, established her as the only Supreme Court justice with experience as a trial judge.

Table of contents

• Cover
• SONIA SOTOMAYOR
• Recent Titles in Greenwood Biographies
• Title
• Copyright
• CONTENTS
• Series Foreword
• Introduction
• Timeline: Events in the Life of Sonia Sotomayor
• Chapter 1 Living the Dream
• Chapter 2 Daughter of the Bronx
• Chapter 3 Princeton Days
• Chapter 4 Yale Law School
• Chapter 5 New York DA
• Chapter 6 Private Practice
• Chapter 7 “You’re Out!”
• Chapter 8 “An Outstanding Hispanic Woman Judge”
• Chapter 9 A Historic Choice
• Chapter 10 Justice Sotomayor
• Selected Bibliography
• Index