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Sonia Sotomayor

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 16: Graduating students attend New York University's commencement ceremony at Yankee Stadium on May 16, 2012 in the Bronx borough of New York City. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke to a crowd of more than 27,000 at the ceremony and was raised in a Bronx housing project not far from the stadium.

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About Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Maria Sotomayor (English pronunciation: /ˈsoʊnjə ˌsoʊtoʊmaɪˈjɔr/, Spanish: [ˈsonja sotomaˈʝor]; born June 25, 1954) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving since August 2009. Sotomayor is the Court's 111th justice, its first Hispanic justice, and its third female justice.

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