Many parents believe that their children must be kept in an environment that is as clean as possible, but some research suggests that being exposed to what many would call unclean conditions is good for a child's immune system.
Sonia Maria Sotomayor (/ËsoÊnjÉ ËsoÊtÉËmaÉªÉr/, Spanish:; born June 25, 1954) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving since August 2009.
Read more from Slate's coverage of Sonia Sotomayor's nomination. Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Sotomayor, the 54-year-old federal judge currently serving on the 2 nd Circuit, is poised to become the nation's first Latina on the Supreme Courtâand also the first justice with Type 1 diabetes.