Judge Sonia Sotomayor: For Latina moms, a victory (source: NJ.com)

She was raised by a single mother in a housing project and went on to achieve her dream through hard work and perseverance – that’s why I like Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama’s nominee for Supreme Court justice. The other reason I like her is because I can relate to Sonia Sotomayor’s life story. Judge Sotomayor’s family came to New York from Puerto Rico during World War II. She was raised by her mother, Celina Sotomayor, in the Bronx after her father died and was inspired to be a lawyer, attending Princeton University and Yale Law School. Click here to read full story.