My Beloved World (Thorndike Press Large Print Biographies & Memoirs Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (897 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 141045939X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 559 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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From 1992 to 1998, she served as a judge of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, and from 1998 to 2009 on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. About the AuthorSonia Sotomayor graduated summa cum laude from Princeton in 1976 and from Yale Law School in 1979. 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
In May 2009, President Barack Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; she assumed this role on August 8, 2009.. 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
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.. But it was when she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes that the precocious Sonia recognized she must ultimately depend on herself. 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
my Beloved World is a great literary choice Ellen Rubin An inspirational, well-written memoir, my Beloved World is a great literary choice!. Perfect condition! Perfect condition. 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