Us State Appoints Nigerian as Judge

A United state governor, Jay Inslee governor of Washington state has appointed a Nigerian, Edirin Okoloko, to Snohomish County Superior Court.

“Edirin has a clear dedication to the legal profession and a successful history of bringing justice to some of our state’s most vulnerable crime victims,” Inslee said.

He will be an excellent addition to the bench in Snohomish County.”

Okoloko will replace Judge George Bowden who is retiring.

Okoloko, who bagged his Bachelor of Law from the University of Benin in Nigeria and received his law degree from the Seattle University School of Law, has worked for the past 13 years in the Snohomish County Prosecuting