For Judge Blanca A. Bañuelos, defying the odds has guided her career. With two immigrant parents, who did not speak English and who struggled as farmworkers, Bañuelos now wants to show young people and especially young women appearing in her juvenile courtroom it’s possible to achieve their dreams, even in difficult circumstances.
Bañuelos has filled her chambers with art that depicts powerful women. She has pictures of W... (continued)