News and analysis right to your inbox. Click to get Ballotpedia’s newsletters!

Camara Banfield

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
BP-Initials-UPDATED.png
This page was last updated during the official's most recent election or appointment covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.
Camara Banfield
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Clark County Superior Court
Tenure
2021 - Present
Term ends
2022
Years in position
4

Elections and appointments
Appointed
January 19, 2021

Camara Banfield is a judge for the Clark Superior Court in Washington. She was appointed to the court on January 19, 2021, by Gov. Jay Inslee (D) to replace Bernard Veljacic. She was sworn in on February 5, 2021. Banfield is the first woman of color to serve on the court.[1][2]

Education

Banfield earned both her undergraduate degree and her J.D. from the University of Oregon.[1]

Career

From 2004 to the time of her appointment, Banfield served as a deputy criminal prosecutor with the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.[1]

See also

External links

Footnotes