Marina Garcia Marmolejo
Marina Marmolejo | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| Assumed office October 4, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Samuel Kent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Nuevo Laredo, Mexico |
| Alma mater | University of the Incarnate Word St. Mary's University, Texas |
Marina Garcia Marmolejo (born 1971) is a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Early life and education
Born Marina Garcia [1] in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.[2] She is a naturalized United States citizen.[2]
Marmolejo received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Incarnate Word in 1992.[3] She then attended St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, where she earned an Master of Arts degree and her Juris Doctor, both in 1996.[3] In 1993, Marmolejo served as a substitute teacher in the United Independent School District in Laredo, Texas. From 1993 - 1996, she worked as a research assistant to Professor Raul M. Sanchez at St. Mary's University School of Law where she also worked as a Property tutor and a student attorney at the Criminal Justice Clinic.[1]
Legal career
Before becoming a federal judge, Marmolejo had been a partner with the law firm of Reid Collins Tsai LLP. She previously helped open the San Antonio legal office of Thompson & Knight, where she served as Of Counsel from 2007 to 2009. She is also a former Assistant United States Attorney and began her legal career as an Assistant Federal Public Defender.[4]
Judicial appointment
During the 111th Congress, Democrats from the Texas House delegation and Republican Senators John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison agreed to recommend Marmolejo for a Laredo vacancy on the Southern District of Texas.[4][5] On July 28, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Marmolejo to replace Samuel B. Kent.[6] The Senate confirmed Marmolejo by unanimous consent on October 3, 2011,[7] and she received her judicial commission on October 4, 2011.
References
- ^ a b "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ a b Ex-prosecutor nominated for south Texas judge, Associated Press (July 28, 2010).
- ^ a b President Obama Names Marina Marmolejo to the United States District Court, whitehouse.gov (July 28, 2010).
- ^ a b Gary Martin, Obama names Laredo lawyer to federal judge post, Houston Chronicle (July 28, 2010).
- ^ Gary Martin, Texas Dems criticize Obama on slow judicial appointments, Houston Chronicle (May 3, 2010).
- ^ Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 7/28/10, whitehouse.gov (July 28, 2010).
- ^ http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm
External links
- Marina Garcia Marmolejo at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1971 births
- American judges of Mexican descent
- American women judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Living people
- People from Nuevo Laredo
- St. Mary's University School of Law alumni
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- University of the Incarnate Word alumni