Where's My Movie?: Sonia Sotomayor

It's Where's My Movie? Monday! Each month, For Nerdy Girls features an inspirational individual who has changed the world but, for some reason, does not have her own biopic. These women are amazing human beings who should be commemorated as historical game changers in textbooks and statues and monuments. For now, we will discuss them on this internet blog.

(For comparison, Steve Jobs has been portrayed in 11 documentaries, four feature films, and one theatrical production. He created a company that sells phones.)

Name: Sonia Sotomayor

What she does: Justice Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Why she needs a movie: Justice Sotomayor is the first Hispanic or Latina Justice and the third female Justice to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States. She worked through a tough childhood environment to not only graduate as the valedictorian of her high school class but also earn an undergraduate and graduate education at two separate Ivy League institutions and fulfill the dream she had at ten years old to become an attorney.

Even though close-minded Republican Senators like John McCain felt that "an excellent resume and an inspiring life story are not enough to qualify one for a lifetime of service on the Supreme Court" and right-wing talking heads like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh accused Sonia Sotomayor of being a racist (takes one to know one, I guess?), the Justice was confirmed to the Supreme Court on August 8, 2009, by the Senate with a 68-31 vote. Justice Sotomayor continues to speak out for necessary diversity in the legal system and against matters of racial inequality and discrimination.

Coming to a theater near you: Wise Latina: Sonia Sotomayor at Princeton and Yale



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