Breaking News: A Supreme Court Justice From Humble Beginnings
At 10:15 AM today, Prez O will be announcing his nominee for the next Supreme Court Justice. His choice: New York’s Sonia Sotomayor.
Sotomayor is recognized as a political centrist with an ‘extraordinary’ personality and appeal, who has come from humble beginnings to reach where she is today. Oh, I almost forgot to mention, if Sotomayor’s nomination is accepted, she will be the first Hispanic nominated to the United States Supreme Court.
Sotomayor, 54, was raised in the South Bronx, in New York, a “short walk from Yankee Stadium”. There, she lived in a housing project, with her parents and her younger brother. However, at age 9, her father passed away, leaving her mother to have to raise two children on a small salary. Despite her tough childhood, she flourished, attending Princeton University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude, and Yale Law School.
According to those that have worked with her, her personality is contagious and spirit is overwhelmingly positive: “She was the judge who, in the courthouse for example, knew all of the doormen, knew the cafeteria workers, who knew the janitors — she didn’t just know all of the other judges and the politicians. She really went out of her way to get to know everyone and was well loved by everyone.”
Here at 99Problems, we know one thing: only by working together and reaching across the aisle can we solve the problems of tomorrow. By nominating Sotomayor, not only the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court, but the third woman on the Court, Prez O is pushing forward to a better tomorrow, giving hope to those who are trying to pull themselves up from difficult circumstances.
