Entries tagged with “Hispanic Heritage Month”
Oct 10, 2024
Hispanic Heritage Month: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), DPI is posting a weekly feature on Hispanic or Latino/a people who have had a significant impact on the death penalty in the U.S. The final entry in this series is U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Sonia Sotomayor was born on June 25, 1954, in the Bronx borough of New York, to parents of Puerto Rican descent. A White House press release announcing her Supreme Court nomination in 2009 said, “She has been hailed as ‘one of the…
Oct 03, 2024
Hispanic Heritage Month: Travis County, Texas District Attorney José Garza
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), DPI is posting a weekly feature on Hispanic or Latino/a people who have had a significant impact on the death penalty in the U.S. This post highlights José Garza, District Attorney of Travis County, Texas. José Garza, a former public defender, took office as Travis County District Attorney in 2021, after running on a platform of criminal justice reform, including a pledge not to seek the death penalty. On his campaign website in 2020, he…