Supreme Court justices

A career biography of Supreme Court Associate Justice Harry Blackmun.

Profiles the life of Sonia Sotomayor born in the Bronx of poor immigrant parents. Raised in public housing projects by a mother who valued education. In 2009 she was confirmed as a associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the highest court in the land.

Chronicles the life of Supreme Court justice John Marshall, discussing his childhood, experiences fighting in the American Revolution, service in Congress, years as U.S. secretary of state, and influence on the Supreme Court and its landmark decisions.