Senate approves Martinez as state's first Hispanic federal judge
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at 04:07AM
TheSpook
As
a child, Ricardo S. Martinez helped his migrant-worker parents pick
strawberries in rural Whatcom County, Wash. On Tuesday, Martinez
completed a remarkable rise to the top of the legal profession as he
became Washington state's first Hispanic federal judge. The Senate
unanimously confirmed his nomination as a District Court judge for
Western Washington. [more]
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