Norma Rodriguez, a Washington state defense attorney, will be leaving the office of her Kennewick law practice to become a Benton-Franklin Superior Court judge on April 1 following her appointment to the bench by Gov. Jay Inslee. Bob Brawdy BBRAWDY@TRICITYHERALD.COM (used with permission)
KENNEWICK, Wash. – A Floydada native well established in the Washington state legal community will soon take on a new role.
Attorney Norma Rodriguez was appointed last month as Judge of the Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court by Washington Governor Jay Inslee.
In an interview published Monday with the Tri-Cities Herald, Rodriguez spoke of growing up in Floydada before her parents and family moved to Central Washington, where she was raised.
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Earlier this month she told KNDU-TV that she credits her father for encouraging her to become a lawyer.
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The news release announcing her appointment says Rodriguez earned her bachelor’s and law degrees from Gonzaga University.
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Rodriguez will be sworn in to the bench on April 1.
