Sonya Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, having been nominated by President Barack Obama in 2009. She is the first Hispanic and Latina member of the Court, and she previously served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Born on June 25, 1954, in Bronx, New York, Sotomayor grew up in a Puerto Rican family. She earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and her law degree from Yale Law School. Throughout her career, she has focused on issues related to race, gender, and social justice.