Justice Sonia Sotomayor To Speak At 3 Upstate NY Colleges

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has speaking engagements coming up at three upstate New York colleges.

She's scheduled to visit Albany Law School Monday evening to address the law school community. She'll receive the school's Kate Stoneman Award, presented annually to people in the legal profession who have demonstrated a commitment to seeking change and equal opportunities for women.

On Tuesday, Sotomayor is slated to receive an honorary doctorate from the Sage Colleges. She'll speak at 11 a.m. at Sage's campus in nearby Troy.

Sotomayor has a public event Tuesday evening at the University at Albany's SEFCU (SEHF'-kyoo) Arena. She's scheduled to have an interactive discussion of her memoir, "My Beloved World."

Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2009. The Bronx native is the third woman and first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court.