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Author:
Van Tol, Alex.
Title:
Sonia Sotomayor [electronic resource] : U.S. Supreme Court justice / by Alex Van Tol.
Format:
[electronic resource] :
Publisher:
Crabtree Pub. Co.,
Copyright Date:
c2011
Description:
1 online resource (112 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Sotomayor, Sonia,--1954-
Hispanic American judges.
Judges.
Women--Biography.
Hispanic Americans--Biography.
Women judges.
Electronic books.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court! -- Reading Nancy Drew in the projects -- The college years -- Law and order on the streets of New York -- On the bench at last -- Life as a judge in the Court of Appeals -- Nomination to the Supreme Court : the opportunity of a lifetime -- The person behind the robe.
Summary:
A biography of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic member of the Supreme Court. Describes her childhood raised by a widowed mother in the housing projects of New York and her accomplishments as a student, attorney, and judge.
Series:
Crabtree groundbreaker biographies
ISBN:
1427194696
9781427194695
Locations:
NPSX771 -- North Polk High School (Alleman)
0YSX353 -- Hampton-Dumont High School (Hampton)

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