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A Latina Judge’s Voice - Oct. 26, 2001
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Supreme Court Nomination Speech - May 26, 2009
Sotomayor's remarks begin at 11:42 in the video.
I was just counseled not to be nervous. That's almost impossible.
Thank you, Mr. President, for the most humbling honor of my life. You have nominated me to serve on the country's highest court, and I am deeply moved.
I could not, in the few minutes I have today, mention the names of the many friends and family who have guided and supported me throughout my life, and who have been instrumental in helping me realize my dreams.
I see many of those faces in this room. Each of you, whom I love deeply, will know that my heart today is bursting with gratitude for all you have done for me.
The President has said to you that I bring my family. In the audience is my brother Juan Sotomayor — he's a physician in Syracuse, New York; my sister-in-law, Tracy; my niece Kiley — she looks like me. My twin nephews, Conner and Corey.
I stand on the shoulders of countless people, yet there is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration. That person is my mother, Celina Sotomayor. [applause]
My mother has devoted her life to my brother and me. And as the President mentioned, she worked often two jobs to help support us after Dad died. I have often said that I am all I am because of her,
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Sonia Sotomayor
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Sonia Maria Sotomayor is an American lawyer and jurist who works as an associated justice of the supreme court of the United States. The 44th president of the USA Barack Obama nominated her name on May 26, 2009. She is serving since 8th August 2009. She has so many firsts in her life. She is the first Latina, Hispanic, first woman of color, and the third woman to work in the Supreme court.
She was born on June 25, 1954. She was born in The Bronx, New York City. Her parents were from Puerto Rico. She lost her father when she was just nine and her mother raised her subsequently. She completed her graduation from Princeton University summa cum laude. She worked as an editor for Yale Law Journal, where she got her Juris Doctor. She started her private practices in 1984 and before that she was working as an assistant district attorney in New York. She was an active member of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund and she was also on the board of directors of the State of New York Mortgage Agency, and the New York City Campaign Finance Board.
George Bush who was president of the USA in 1991 nominated her name to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and she got selected in 1992. And then President Bill Clinton