▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁González ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁Pro s ser , ▁Washington ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Grand view . ▁She ▁has ▁five ▁sib lings . ▁Her ▁parents ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁und ocument ed ▁imm igr ants ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁and ▁became ▁legal ▁permanent ▁residents ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Her ▁mother ▁became ▁a ▁citiz en ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁She ▁described ▁her ▁early ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁" Span ish - spe aking ▁migr ant ▁farm worker ▁household ." ▁González ▁was ▁crown ed ▁Grand view ▁Miss ▁Junior ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁González ▁attended ▁Y ak ima ▁Valley ▁College ▁at ▁the ▁Grand view ▁Camp us ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁business ▁from ▁Washington ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁she ▁says ▁she ▁worked ▁three ▁jobs ▁and ▁re lied ▁on ▁the ▁assistance ▁from ▁scholar ships ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁her ▁education . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁Seattle ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁began ▁att ending ▁the ▁Seattle ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁ear ning ▁her ▁J D ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁law ▁school , ▁González ▁became ▁an ▁att orney ▁at ▁Gordon ▁Thomas ▁H oney well . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁she ▁represented ▁a ▁Lat ino ▁man ▁in ▁a ▁civil ▁rights ▁case ▁against ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Seattle ▁for ▁disc