The Latina judge named to the country's highest court?

The Latina judge named to the country's highest court?

• A. Sonia Sotomayor
• B. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• C. Elena Kagan
• D. Sandra Day O'Connor

Answer: (A)

Identifying the first Latina to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Sonia Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama and joined the Court in 2009, becoming the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to sit on the country's highest court. Her background—growing up in the Bronx, completing Princeton and Yale Law School, and serving on the federal bench—illustrates why this milestone matters: it marks a historic moment for representation at the nation’s top judicial level and brings a distinctive perspective to the Court’s work. The other names listed are not Latina: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan are not of Latina heritage, and Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman on the Court but not Latina.

Identifying the first Latina to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Sonia Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama and joined the Court in 2009, becoming the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to sit on the country's highest court. Her background—growing up in the Bronx, completing Princeton and Yale Law School, and serving on the federal bench—illustrates why this milestone matters: it marks a historic moment for representation at the nation’s top judicial level and brings a distinctive perspective to the Court’s work. The other names listed are not Latina: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan are not of Latina heritage, and Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman on the Court but not Latina.