https://padlet.com/costiks/p9ai4bk8olqc2mt3 How struggled fueled success en-us 2022-04-28 17:43:26 UTC 2022-04-28 18:04:11 UTC hello@padlet.com costiks https://padlet.com/costiks/p9ai4bk8olqc2mt3/wish/2163086471 Sonia's mother was a nurse at the local hospital, and despite distributing thousands of injections, she refused to give Sonia her insulin shots in fear of hurting her. Her father wasn't much better, so scared that his shaking hand made the insertions much more painful. Unfortunately, only two years later Sonia lost her father to alcoholism, something she says no one but himself could have saved him from. Her Abuelita and cousin Nelson were her other half, every Saturday spent at Abuelita's of Titi's was full of food, conversation, and family. Her little brother Junior was quiet, but played basketball throughout school and eventually became a doctor in Syracuse. ]]> 2022-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/costiks/p9ai4bk8olqc2mt3/wish/2163086471 costiks https://padlet.com/costiks/p9ai4bk8olqc2mt3/wish/2163094637 Her elementary years were spent at Blessed Sacrament in the Bronx. The summer after her father passed became a gateway to learning. She spent time perfecting her english and going to the library countless times, fascinated by the encyclopedias. She blew through middle and high school with some of the highest scores, which landed her in Princeton and Yale, working towards a law degree, a dream of becoming a Judge fueling her throughout the years.]]> 2022-04-28 17:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/costiks/p9ai4bk8olqc2mt3/wish/2163094637 costiks https://padlet.com/costiks/p9ai4bk8olqc2mt3/wish/2163108301 At a young age, Sonia say Perry Mason on television, a lawyer and defense attorney. Watching this show religiously, Sonia fell in love with the idea of being a lawyer and judge. After being accepted into Princeton, She was awarded the Pyne award and graduated Cum Laude in 1976, and Yale in 1979. In 1992 after years of working her way up through law firms with hard work and lots of learning, she begins as a Tenure as Federal. In 1997 she's nominated by Bill Clinton and in 2009 is nominated by Barack Obama and begins on the Supreme Court.]]> 2022-04-28 18:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/costiks/p9ai4bk8olqc2mt3/wish/2163108301