Extra Credit: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court

Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Saturday, May 7, 2016

5:00PM - 7:30PM

Wheelock Family Theatre

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will join Wheelock College and IBA-Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción for a special event to discuss her autobiography My Beloved World.

Join us at the Wheelock Family Theatre at 5PM to hear from U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sotomayor and engage in a conversation facilitated by José Massó. A respected leader in many fields, Massó's career has included prominent and groundbreaking positions in education, communications, media, politics, government, entertainment, sports, and philanthropy.

A reception with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sotomayor will follow at the Wheelock College Earl Center. Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of My Beloved World.

Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, was born in Bronx, New York, on June 25, 1954. She earned a B.A. in 1976 from Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude and receiving the university's highest academic honor. In 1979, she earned a J.D. from Yale Law School where she served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal. She thereafter served as Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office from 1979–1984. She then litigated international commercial matters in New York City at Pavia & Harcourt, where she was an associate and then partner from 1984–1992. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated her to the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, and she served in that role from 1992–1998. She then served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1998–2009. President Barack Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009, and she assumed this role August 8, 2009.

A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor is sponsored by Wheelock College and IBA-Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción.

This event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. If you plan to attend for extra credit, please contact Profe for details.