My Beloved World (Thorndike Press Large Print Biographies & Memoirs Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (500 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 141045939X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 559 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. With only television characters for her professional role models, and little understanding of what was involved, she determined to become a lawyer, a dream that would sustain her on an unlikely course, from valedictorian of her high school class to the highest honors at Princeton, Yale Law School, the New York County District Attorney's office, private practice, and appointment to the Federal District Court before the age of forty. Through her still-astonished eyes, America's infinite possibilities are envisioned anew in this warm and honest book, destined to become a classic of self-invention and self-discovery.. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. Here is the story of a precarious childhood, with an alcoholic father (who would die when she was nine) and a devoted but overburdened mother, and of the refuge a little girl took from the turmoil at home with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother. But it was when she was diagn
She worked as an assistant district attorney in New York and then at the law firm of Pavia & Harcourt. District Court, Southern District of New York, and from 1998 to 2009 on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. From 1992 to 1998, she served as a judge of the U.S. Sonia Sotomayor graduated summa cum laude from Princeton in 197
Ellen Rubin said my Beloved World is a great literary choice. An inspirational, well-written memoir, my Beloved World is a great literary choice!. ncutlip said Perfect condition!. Perfect condition. Ikihi said not a fan. "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."-Sonia Sotomayor
In May 2009, President Barack Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; she assumed this role on August 8, 2009.. She worked as an assistant district attorney in New York and then at the law firm of Pavia & Harcourt. District Court, Southern District of New York, and from 1998 to 2009 on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. From 1992 to 1998, she served as a judge of the U.S. About the AuthorSonia Sotomayor graduated summa cum laude from Princeton in 1976 and from Yale Law School in 1979