Mathew, the first Indian-American woman to be elected to a judges bench in the US four years ago, was re-elected for a second term after defeating her Republican challenger Andrew Dornburg.Mathew, a native of Thiruvalla in Kerala, was sworn in via videoconferencing and will continue to serve as presiding judge for a period of four years.She was voted the Administrative Judge for the County Courts by her peers and also heads the first Juvenile Intervention and Mental Health Court.In a Facebook post after winning the election, she wrote, Thank you