The truly inspiring story of the first Latina Supreme Court Justice.
Stories of Sotomayor\'s career are hardly dry legal stuff--she once hopped on a motorcycle to chase down counterfeiters and was the judge whose ruling ended the Major League baseball strike in 1995..
Not only a lawyer, but a judge Her remarkable career was capped in 2009 when President Barack Obama nominated her to the Supreme Court, only the third woman and first Hispanic justice in the court\'s history.
It was the popular sixties TV show Perry Mason that made Sonia want to become a lawyer.
How did young Sonia handle the devastating news? She learned to give herself her daily insulin shots and became determined to make the most out of her life.
Born in the Bronx to immigrant parents from Puerto Rico, Sonia found out at age nine that she had diabetes, a serious illness now but an even more dangerous one fifty years ago.
Outspoken, energetic, and fun, Sonia Sotomayor has managed to turn every struggle in life into a triumph.
The truly inspiring story of the first Latina Supreme Court Justice
