Sotomayor Truly The First Hispanic United States Supreme Court Justice
A few people quizzed me today whether the newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic to sit on the court. as reported. This is asked is because most lawyers think that Benjamin Cardozo was the first Hispanic judge appointed to the United States Supreme Court. The media has it right on this one because Justice Cardozo's family immigrated from Portugal. Moreover, Portugal is not a Spanish speaking country. Thus, he would not be categorized as a Hispanic according to our census.
