William J. Martínez
William J. Martínez | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado | |
Assumed office February 10, 2023 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado | |
In office December 21, 2010 – February 10, 2023 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Edward Nottingham |
Succeeded by | Gordon Gallagher |
Personal details | |
Born | José Guillermo Martinez Escalante 1954 (age 69–70) ) |
William Joseph Martínez (born José Guillermo Martinez Escalante, 1954) is a Mexican-American attorney serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
Early life and education
Born José Guillermo Martínez Escalante in
Career
From 1980 until 1984, Martínez served as a staff attorney for the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, and from 1984 until 1987, he served as a staff attorney for the foundation's Employment Law Project.[3] From 1988 until 1992, Martínez served as a senior litigation associate for a Denver law firm.[3] From 1992 until 1996, he served as a Denver-based regional attorney for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.[3] From 1997 until 2001, Martínez worked as a sole law practitioner in Denver, and from 2001 until 2010 he was a partner at the Denver firm of McNamara & Martínez (later known as McNamara, Roseman, Martínez & Kazmierski),[3] where he specialized in employment and civil rights law.[1][4]
Federal judicial service
On February 24, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Martínez to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, to fill the seat that Judge Edward Nottingham vacated in 2008 when he resigned.[3] Martínez was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 2010 by a 58–37 vote.[5][6] He received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on February 10, 2023.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Robert Boczkiewicz, One of Colorado's vacant federal judge posts filled, The Pueblo Chieftain (February 26, 2010).
- ^ Ameet Sachdev, New Colorado federal judge has Chicago roots, Chicago Tribune (January 11, 2011).
- ^ a b c d e f President Obama Nominates Three for District Court Bench, White House Office of the Press Secretary (February 24, 2010).
- ^ a b c William J. Martínez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation William Joseph Martinez, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado)".
- ^ Mark Harden, Martínez confirmed as Colorado federal judge, Denver Business Journal (December 21, 2010).
External links
- William J. Martínez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- William J. Martínez at Ballotpedia
- William J. Martínez District of Colorado