Angela M. Martinez
Angela M. Martinez | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
| Assumed office July 2, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | James A. Soto |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
| In office March 30, 2023 – July 2, 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Angela Marie Martinez 1972 (age 51–52) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | University of Arizona (BA, JD) |
Angela M. Martinez (born 1972)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona since 2024. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2023 to 2024.
Education
[edit]Martinez earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arizona in 1995 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in 2000.[2]
Career
[edit]Martinez served as a law clerk for Judge John Roll of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 2000 to 2002. From 2002 to 2004, she was an associate at Lewis and Roca, L.L.P. in Phoenix and Tucson. From 2005 to 2009, she served as an assistant United States attorney in the District of Arizona and from 2012 to 2013, she was an associate at Farhang & Medcoff, P.L.L.C. From 2013 to 2015, she served as a law clerk for Judge Jennifer Zipps of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. From 2015 to 2023, Martinez was previously an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona.[2]
Federal judicial service
[edit]On March 30, 2023, she was appointed to serve as a United States magistrate judge of the District of Arizona.[3]
On February 21, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Martinez to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.[2][4] On February 27, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Martinez to the seat being vacated by Judge James A. Soto, who subsequently assumed senior status on July 1, 2024.[5] On March 20, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On April 18, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote.[7][8] On May 21, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 64–29 vote.[9] On May 22, 2024, her nomination was confirmed by a 66–28 vote.[10] Martinez is Biden's 200th judge to be confirmed.[11] She received her judicial commission on July 2, 2024.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Forty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "GENERAL ORDER 23-09" (PDF). United States District Court for the District of Arizona. March 30, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Hansen, Ronald J. (February 21, 2024). "President Joe Biden set to nominate 2 women to become federal judges in Arizona". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 18, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Ten Nominations to the Full Senate" (Press release). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Angela M. Martinez to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona)". United States Senate. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Angela M. Martinez, of Arizona, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona)". United States Senate. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Freking, Kevin; Min Kim, Seung (May 22, 2024). "Senate set to confirm 200th federal judge under Biden as Democrats surpass Trump's pace". AP News. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Angela M. Martinez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
[edit]- Angela M. Martinez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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