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Feb 2021
45m 51s

Judge Esther Salas

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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?  Sources Cited for this episode: United S ... Show More
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