He worked his way through Harvard Law School, served as its first Jewish professor and built political connections that helped him to reach the highest bench in the land.

ECONOMIST: Franklin Roosevelt's Supreme Court

And today, for the first time in history, there is a Latina in my Cabinet and a Latina on the bench of the highest court in the land. (Applause.) Hilda Solis is doing an outstanding job.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at Forum on American Latino Heritage