LatinaLista — One Twitterer that I follow posted the understatement of the day: “Did anything happen today?” Confirmed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor For millions of Latinos across the country, there was a swelling of collective pride over the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor as the first Latina and third woman to join the bench of [...]
Latino comics create tribute to Sonia Sotomayor – kinda
LatinaLista — It was only a matter of time that Latino comics would work up a sketch featuring (almost) everyone’s favorite Supreme Court Justice-to-be, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Hugo Perez plays Judge Sonia Sotomayor in a video tribute to the judge. Hugo Perez and Adrian Martinez have created their own irreverent version of a homage to [...]
Obama chooses first Latina to the Supreme Court
LatinaLista — Sonia Sotomayor, the product of a South Bronx public housing project, who lost her father at the age of nine, went on to win scholarships to Princeton University and Yale Law School. New Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor This 54-year-old Puerto Rican Latina is currently the U.S. Appeals Court judge in the [...]