9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Growing up in humble beginnings as the daughter of Mexican immigrants, Circuit Judge Mary Helen Murguia never dreamed she'd end up as the newest jurist on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Her parents Alfred and Amalia Murguia settled in Kansas City, Kan., 60 years ago. Her late father was a steelworker and her mother made a home for the seven Murguia children, of whom Mary, 51, and her identical twi... (continued)