Sonia Sotomayor becomes Supreme Court Justice

On August 9, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor

was sworn in the Supreme Court building as the first

Latina

Justice and

only the

third woman to hold the position. She

was

nominated

by President Obama in May of 2009 and was passed by the Senate on August 6 by a 68-31 vote. Sonia Sotomayor's story is significant because she is the first Hispanic to hold the position, and a woman. It shows that the U.S. government is beginning to include more of a variety of its people. Also, Sonia Sotomayor has an inspirational story; her father died when she was young.She worked hard in school and went on a full ride

scholarship to Princeton, where most of the students were male and very few Hispanics. She also went to Yale and eventually worked her way

up to a legal career and the Supreme Court spot.

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