Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic person on the Supreme Court. She is the third woman on the Supreme Court.

This is what the Supreme Court looked like a hundred years ago:

This is what the Supreme Court looks like today. What do you notice?

This is where they work:

Words to know:

• judge = person who makes decisions in a court; Supreme Court judges are also called justices; Sonia Sotomayor is a Supreme Court judge

• Supreme Court = most important court in the United States; Sonia Sotomayor is a Supreme Court judge

• Hispanic = from a country where Spanish is spoken; Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic person on the Supreme Court

• Latina/Latino/Latinx = from Latin America (south of the United States); Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina Supreme Court judge

• prejudice = judging someone unfairly based on how they look or where they're from; Sonia Sotomayor experienced prejudice because she is Hispanic and grew up very poor

Sonia Sotomayor as a little girl:

A map showing Puerto Rico, where Sonia's parents were both born:

Sonia's childhood home in the Bronx (this apartment building has now been named after her):

Sonia Sotomayor with her mom:

Sonia Sotomayor visits Sesame Street:

Sonia Sotomayor reads her autobiography, "Turning Pages":