20-02-2025
First Native American district court judge named to San Juan and McKinley Counties
FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A Farmington attorney and a member of the Navajo Nation will be the first Native American to serve as a district court judge in San Juan and McKinley County. Brenna Clani-Washinawatok was appointed by the governor as the first Indigenous district court judge in the 11th Judicial District.
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She previously worked as an attorney with the health care authority, district attorney's office, and Navajo Nation Department of Justice. Clani-Washinawatok is also a fifth-generation master Navajo weaver. She will be sworn in next month.
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