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SMH Students Experience Virtual Book Talk with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sotomayor Saint Mary’s Hall students participated in a virtual book talk with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The Upper School social studies students learned about the criminal justice system and read the book, Just Mercy. They also talked about the legal system with SMH parent and Fourth Court of Appeals Justice Luz Elena Chapa. The event was a special online version of National Judicial College’s Reading & Robes program, which features judges in their robes teaching children about the courts, civic responsibilities, and the power of reading. SMH was the only school in Texas represented in this one-of-a-kind event. Justice Sotomayor encouraged the students to consider judicial careers and she talked about the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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“I was incredibly honored to have shared this memorable experience with Justice Sotomayor, my daughter, and each of the students. These students are filled with so much hope and promise. I know they will continue to build upon their desire to do some good in this world by being social justice warriors regardless of what profession they eventually choose.” - Justice Chapa