My Beloved World is her memoir of growing up, overcoming obstacles, and achieving her greatest aspiration. The title takes its name from a poem that provides the book's epigraph. Sotomayor explains that she wrote her book to answer questions often posed to her by people who have been inspired by her experiences.

In Sotomayor's appearance on The Daily Show, she described the book's primary purpose as a way "to remember the real Sonia" and to remind herself of her humble beginnings and the obstacles she had to overcome throughout her childhood.

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She emphasized the importance of community and connecting with others, admitting “I didn't make it to where I am by myself.” She spoke about how important her grandmother's unconditional love and care were to her growing up saying “You need someone to talk to who can comfort and help you.”

During her Supreme Court tenure, Sotomayor has been identified with concern for the rights of defendants and criminal justice reform, and is known for her impassioned dissents on issues of race, ethnic, and gender identity, including in Schuette v. BAMN, Utah v. Strieff, and Trump v. Hawaii.

January 15, 2013My Beloved World / Originally published

Sotomayor stressed the importance, in practicing law, of listening strategically, striving to understand the motivation and principles underlying an argument and maintaining a sense of proportion.

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Summary: Sonia Sotomayor's life accomplishments are highlighted all throughout the book. It begins with her childhood and what she endured growing up to her getting accepted into Princeton. After Princeton, she takes on more law school in order to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming a Judge.

Sonia Sotomayor – the fearless federal trial court judge who saved Major League Baseball from a ruinous 1995 strike – entered the record book as the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the High Court.

Until we get equality in education, we won't have an equal society. It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand. The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.

My beloved world /