Judge Esther Salas

Ep 39: This woman made history as the America’s first Hispanic woman to be appointed as a federal judge, unfortunately many people only became aware of her after tragedy struck her family on the evening of July 19, 2020 when a gunman open fired. What happened that fateful night and how did this tragedy ignite change? 

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United States District Courts, District of New Jersey, US Today, The New York Times, Washington Post, NPR NBC News, Women’s Health, NJ Monthly, New Jersey Globe, CNN, Newsweek, GMA 

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