By Associated Press - Tuesday, January 24, 2017

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 (https://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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Information from: WSFA-TV, https://www.wsfa.com/

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