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61) Sonia Sotomayor
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"What makes Sonia Sotomayor extraordinary? Read this book to find out. This title explores her childhood growing up in New York City and her education, including her high-profile time at Princeton. We also follow her road to becoming the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, including her time at the court of appeals. Read about others' perspectives on her, how life has changed for women with Sonia's ambitions, and how Sonia has broken boundaries."...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Learn about Ginsburg's childhood, early career, and appointment to the highest court in the land. This early reader also features key moments from some of the cases Ginsburg argued before the Supreme Court, including the case for gender equality." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ketanji Brown Jackson has always had a passion for helping others in and out of the courtroom. She made her way from fighting for defendants without the means to fight for themselves to sitting behind the bench. Find out how Ketanji became the first Black woman on the United States Supreme Court"--
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Series
Publisher
M. Reynolds Pub
Pub. Date
©2011.
Language
English
Description
"Chronicles the life of Thurgood Marshall, an attorney who argued the case for Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, the landmark civil rights case, and who went on to become the first African American justice of the Supreme Court." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Biography of Sandra Day O'Connor, who challenged gender stereotypes by becoming the first female majority leader in the Arizona State Senate, and then the first female associate justice on the United States Supreme Court.
Author
Publisher
Heroes of Liberty
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Amy knows how to listen to her head and to her heart--and most importantly, when to listen to which. Amy Coney Barrett is one of the busiest women in America. Along with being a United States Supreme Court justice, she is also the mother of seven children, two of whom she adopted from Haiti. And she insists on baking all their birthday cakes herself. Not just because she has a flair for fancy cakes, but because she thinks a birthday cake should have...
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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Thurgood Marshall was a descendant of slaves who became the first African American Supreme Court justice. As readers explore the main events of his inspiring life, they discover his involvement in some of the most important moments in the fight for civil rights. Essential biographical and historical information is presented through accessible text, including detailed sidebars. Photographs and graphic organizers help readers visualize the people,...
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Series
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was a US Supreme Court Justice and important civil rights activist. Born in Baltimore, Marshall faced racial segregation at school, but he worked his way up and earned his law degree from Howard University, where he met Charles Hamilton Houston. He followed Houston to New York to serve the NAACP and argued cases as an attorney. He argued more than thirty-two cases before the Supreme Court-more than anyone else in history....
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