Marina Marmolejo
| Marina Marmolejo | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 10/3/2011 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Samuel Kent |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1971 |
| Home State: | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico |
| Bachelors: | U. of the Incarnate Word '92 |
| Law School: | St. Mary's University '96 |
| Grad. School: | St. Mary's University '96 (M.A.) |
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Marina Garcia Marmolejo is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She joined the court in 2011 after an appointment from Barack Obama. At the time of appointment, she was a private practice attorney in Texas. [1]
Early life and education
Marmolejo received her B.A. from the University of the Incarnate Word in 1992 and her M.A. and J.D. from St. Mary's University in 1996. [2]
Professional career
After graduating from law school, Marmolejo served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Western District of Texas.[1] She worked in the same position in the Southern District of Texas from 1998 to 1999. That year, she became Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. In 2007, she went into private practice. [2]
Judicial career
Southern District of Texas
President Obama nominated Marmolejo on July 28, 2010 to the federal court.[2] She was recommended for this position by the state's two Republican senators. [3] Obama commented on the nomination, stating, "I am proud to nominate Marina Marmolejo to serve on the United States District Court. I am confident she will serve on the federal bench with distinction."[2]
The American Bar Association unanimously rated her "Qualified" for the position. A hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on May 24, 2011. You can find her his Committee Questionnaire available here and her Questions for the Record available here. [4]
Marmolejo's nomination was returned to the President at the end of the 111th congress. President Obama resubmitted the nomination on January 5, 2011. Judge Marmolejo was confirmed on October 3, 2011 with a senate voice vote.[5]
Awards and Associations
Awards
- Super Lawyers, Texas Rising Stars 2011
- Hispanic Business: The 100 Influentials-Thought Leaders 2010
- 2007 Outstanding Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- 2006 Outstanding Service, Drug Enforcement Administration
- 2003 & 2006 Outstanding Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- 2005 Outstanding Service, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security
- 2002, 2004, 2005 Michael T. Shelby U.S. Attorney's Sisyphus Award
- 2002 Service Recognition, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Rotary Club
- 2000 Tejano Achievers Award, Laredo LULAC Council
Associations
- Member, Association of Defense Council, Inc.
- Member, College of The State Bar of Texas
- Member, Laredo Women's Bar Association
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member, National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys
- Member, Texas State Bar Association
- Member, Young Lawyers' Association of Laredo, Texas [6]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Marmolejo's Biography from Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The White House, Press Release: President Obama Names Marina Marmolejo to the United States District Court," July 28, 2010
- ↑ San Antonio Express-News, "Obama names Laredo lawyer to federal judge post," July 28, 2010
- ↑ Judicial Nomination Materials
- ↑ 112th Congress Confirmations
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, Judicial Nomination Materials: 111th Congress, Committee Questionnaire
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Samuel Kent |
Southern District of Texas 2011–Current Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2009 |
Gerard Lynch • David Hamilton • Sonia Sotomayor • Andre Davis • D.P. Marshall • Richard Seeborg • Jeffrey Viken • Charlene Honeywell • Irene Berger • Roberto Lange • Christina Reiss • Dolly Gee • Jacqueline Nguyen • Abdul Kallon • William Conley • Nancy D. Freudenthal • Gloria M. Navarro • Florence Pan • | ||
| 2010 |
Barbara Keenan • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Denny Chin • Leonard Stark • Joseph Greenaway • Thomas Vanaskie • Mark Goldsmith • Elena Kagan • Beverly Martin • Mary Murguia • Ellen Hollander • James Wynn • Jane Magnus-Stinson • Susan Richard Nelson • Audrey Fleissig • Timothy S. Black • James Bredar • Sharon Coleman • Leslie Kobayashi • Kimberly Mueller • Catherine Eagles • Benita Pearson • Jane Stranch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • Rosanna Peterson • Albert Diaz • Brian Jackson • J. Michelle Childs • Richard Mark Gergel • Josephine S. Tucker • Lucy H. Koh • Marisa Demeo • Tanya Walton Pratt • Jon E. DeGuilio • Elizabeth Erny Foote • Marc Thomas Treadwell • Gary Feinerman • William J. Martinez • Scott Matheson • Raymond Lohier • Todd E. Edelman • John A. Gibney • Edmond E. Chang • Carlton W. Reeves • Denise Casper • Robert Leon Wilkins • Beryl A. Howell • Maria Elizabeth Raffinan • | ||
| 2011 |
Sue Myerscough • James Graves • Bernice Donald • Christopher Droney • Claire Cecchi • Esther Salas • Henry Floyd • Morgan Christen • Evan Wallach • Diana Saldaña • Michael Urbanski • Cathy Bissoon • Anthony J. Battaglia • Edward Chen • Sharon L. Gleason • Marco A. Hernandez • Andrew L. Carter, Jr. • Nelva Gonzales Ramos • Timothy M. Cain • Scott W. Skavdahl • John A. Ross • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • John A. Kronstadt • Edward J. Davila • R. Brooke Jackson • James E. Boasberg • James E. Shadid • Steve C. Jones • John McConnell • Amy Totenberg • Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers • Paul K. Holmes • Susan L. Carney • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. • Amy B. Jackson • Jane Triche-Milazzo • Michael H. Simon • Kathleen M. Williams • Marina Marmolejo • Susan Hickey • Mae A. D'Agostino • Jimmie V. Reyna • Robert David Mariani • Ramona V. Manglona • J. Paul Oetken • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Mark Raymond Hornak • Vincent L. Briccetti • Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. • Sara Lynn Darrow • Kevin Hunter Sharp • Paul A. Engelmayer • Wilma Lewis • Nancy Torresen • Alison J. Nathan • Corinne Ann Beckwith • William Kuntz • Nannette Jolivette-Brown • Dana Christensen • Edgardo Ramos • Katherine Forrest • Stephen Higginson • Richard G. Andrews • James Gilstrap • Jennifer Zipps • Ronnie Abrams • Jennifer Di Toro • Yvonne Williams • | ||
| Unconfirmed |
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