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Sonia Sotomayor born 1954
Born the Bronx, New York
This photograph of Sonia Sotomayor shows her smiling and amiable, yet cast in the no-nonsense persona she has cultivated. Since her 2009 confirmation to the Supreme Court, she has been one of the most visible members of the bench, becoming almost a popular icon. She has tossed the first pitch at a Yankees game, dropped the ball at Times Square on New Year's Eve 2013, and drew large crowds during the tour for her best-selling memoir, My Beloved World. Her public
appeal derives not just from her apparent accessibility but also from the power of her personal story as a child raised by her widowed mother in the housing projects of the Bronx. Through determination and discipline, Sotomayor earned degrees from Princeton University and Yale Law School. A self-described Nuyorican ("New York–Puerto Rican"), Sotomayor is the first Latina and third woman to serve on the country's highest court.
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (born 1952)
Inkjet print, 2010 |