 In June 2010 , the Bronxdale Houses development , where Sotomayor grew up , was renamed after her . The Justice Sonia Sotomayor Houses and Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community Center comprise 28 buildings with some 3 @,@ 500 residents . While many New York housing developments are named after well @-@ known people , this was only the second to be named after a former resident . In 2011 , the Sonia M. Sotomayor Learning Academies , a public high school complex in Los Angeles , was named after her . 
