 Sotomayor has received honorary law degrees from Lehman College ( 1999 ) , Princeton University ( 2001 ) , Brooklyn Law School ( 2001 ) , Pace University School of Law ( 2003 ) , Hofstra University ( 2006 ) , Northeastern University School of Law ( 2007 ) , Howard University ( 2010 ) , St. Lawrence University ( 2010 ) , New York University ( 2012 ) , Yale University ( 2013 ) , and the University of Puerto Rico ( 2014 ) . 
