Sonia Sotomayor: The Making of a Judge

Judge Sonia Sotomayor is nominated to the Supreme Court A Hispanic woman judge is Obama's choice to become the next Associate Justice of the High Court
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Aspiration
Judge Sotomayor has said her inspiration towards justice, the law and becoming a judge was found in the television show "Perry Mason."

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