U.S.: Five fast facts about SCOTUS justice pick Sonia Sotomayor
- She’s a New Yawker of Puerto Rican descent and a huge Yankees fan. source
- Her pedigree’s pretty sweet: She went to Princeton and Yale Law School. source
- She was appointed as a trial judge in 1991 and upgraded to appeals in 1998. source
- In 1995, she effectively ended the MLB baseball strike by blocking replacements. source
- If she gets on the court, she’ll likely be a solid liberal vote. Well, duhhhh. source