Sonia Sotomayor: First Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court Justice

by Lisa Tucker McElroy

Book Overview

When President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States, the country celebrated. Not only would the Supreme Court welcome its third woman justice but also its first Hispanic member. Many Americans saw the appointment of the first Hispanic justice as an important step in the civil rights movement.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761358617
• ISBN13: 9780761358619
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.7" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7