MEMOIR - Justice Sotomayor, Life Before the Bench

"Justice Sotomayor Talks Life Before and on the Bench in 'My Beloved World'" PBS Newshour 2/20/2013

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SUMMARY:  Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice -- and one of the youngest ever -- to serve on the Supreme Court.  Her new memoir, "My Beloved World," talks about her early life and difficult childhood.  Justice Sotomayor talks with Gwen Ifill about her adjustment to "the bench" and the importance of an open mind.

GWEN IFILL (Newshour):  One of the Supreme Court's most junior members, Sonia Sotomayor, steps from behind the black robe to tell the story of her rise from an impoverished childhood to the nation's premier bench.  The memoir is "My Beloved World."

I sat down with the justice after the court handed down decisions today to talk about how her life informs her jurisprudence.

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PBS Newshour 2/20/2013