Victoria Washington is a native of Jackson, MS with her roots beginning in Belzoni, MS. Attorney Washington received her Bachelor of Arts from Tougaloo College. While there she served as the charter member for the Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Society and obtained one of the highest English Honors Awards. After graduating, she taught English at Chastain Middle School in Jackson, MS, and coached basketball and volleyball. After working with the Committee on Homeland Security during the summer of her second year as a teacher, she decided to attend law school.