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08-22-2006, 06:20 PM
The New York Times is supporting the aspirations of Dominican lawyer Rita Mella to become Judge in the Civil Court of one of the districts with greater Hispanic and African-American influence in Manhattan. The district covers the areas of Washington Heights, Harlem, Inwood and Morningside Heights, as reported by Clave Digital. In last Sunday's issue, the Times describes Mella as the most outstanding of the candidates who are running for the position. She is "an experienced lawyer and a very dear assistant to Margarita Lopez Torres, a Judge in Brooklyn", said the paper. Rita Mella Febles is 44 years old and was born in Santo Domingo. She graduated Summa Cum Laude at Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (UNPHU) in 1983. Her degree was in Education. In 1991 she graduated from the City University of New York (CUNY) law school, and has had 13 years of professional experience in the New York courts. She has also developed a broad range of community and academic work as professor of Boricua College and member of the Board of Directors of a women's association in Washington Heights.
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