First Latino Nominated for Federal Bench in Eastern Washington
By Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A state judge from the Tri-Cities has been nominated by President Obama to become a federal judge for Eastern Washington.
Salvador Mendoza Jr. was nominated on Thursday, and would be the first Hispanic to serve as a federal judge in Eastern Washington.
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