On August 8, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor became the U.S. Supreme Court's first
Hispanic justice and the third woman to serve the Court. In elegant free
verse, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand describes Sotomayor's remarkable journey
from her childhood in the projects near Yankee Stadium to her stellar
academic achievements at Ivy League universities to her rapid rise in
the legal profession. When confirmed as a federal judge in the Southern
District of New York, she said, "I feel I can touch the sky." Also
included: Biographical Summary, Glossary, Chronology, Sources, and
Notes.