New Wilcox County judge makes Alabama history
CAMDEN, Ala. (AP) – At just 27-years-old, Briana Westry-Robinson has become the youngest African-American female judge in Alabama history.
WSFA-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2kpo8ip) Westry-Robinson became a district judge in Wilcox County after voters elected her in November to a 6-year term. She turned 28 two days after taking the oath-of-office last week.
Westry-Robinson was born in Germany but raised in Camden. She graduated from the University of Alabama and earned a law degree from Southern University in Baton Rouge.
Westry-Robinson will take the gavel for the first time Thursday. She says she’s been working toward becoming a judge since the second grade.
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