All Rise, the Honorable (New Judge) Measho Soon Presiding

When Yema Measho is sworn in as Benton County’s new circuit court judge Jan. 4, there will be a twinge of sadness. Her late parents won’t be there to see what she has done with her education. “It would have meant so much for my parents,” Measho told the Corvallis Advocate. “My father valued education. That was drilled into us, how important it is to get an education.” Measho has been an immigration attorney in Corvallis for the past 18 […]