U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor '76 will lead the traditional 60-second countdown tomidnight on Tuesdayin Times Square.
Sotomayor is the first Supreme Court justice to lead the countdown.
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Tim Hopkins, president of the Times Square Alliance and one of the co-organizers of the New Year's celebration, said Sotomayor, a New York native born and raised in the Bronx, was an inspiration to all.
The New Year's celebration in Times Square is being co-organized by the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment.
In November,Sotomayor receivedthe University's Woodrow Wilson Award, the highest annual honor bestowed upon an undergraduate alumnus or alumna.
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