The community global awareness workshop took place on September 22nd in room 7150. The workshop was about the new associate justice of the supreme court of the United States appointed by President Obama, Sonia Sotomayor.
In the workshop, I learned that Judge Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, NY, to her Puerto Rican parents. She is the court’s 111th justice and the first Hispanic justice. Sotomayor attended Princeton University and Yale law school to obtain her law degree. In the workshop, there were few speakers talk about the different aspect of the election of Judge Sotomayor and the change of America.
The first speaker gave an overview of Judge Sotomayor’s life. Her father died when she was nine year old. Sotomayor’s mother was the one who lead through her education.
The second speaker talked about Judge Sotomayor’s achievement as attorney, judge and assistance justice of the Supreme Court. Sotomayor was first appointed by former president, George H. W. Bush, then by former President Bill Clinton and recently as assistance justice by President Barack Obama.
The last speaker spoke about the changes Judge Sotomayor bring to the Americans. Judge Sotomayor was involved in the cases about employment discrimination, business, abortion, property rights and so on. She brings justic to the society by solving the tremendous problems.