Philip Ray Martinez

American judge (1957–2021)

Philip Ray Martinez (July 13, 1957 – February 26, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas .

Education and career

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Born in El Paso, Texas , Martinez received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1982. He was in private practice in El Paso from 1982 to 1990. He was a judge on the County Court at Law #1, El Paso County from 1991 to 1994, and on the 327th Judicial District Court, Texas from 1991 to 2002.

Federal judicial service

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On October 9, 2001, Martinez was nominated by President George W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas created by 114 Stat. 2762. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5, 2002, and received his commission on February 12, 2002. His service terminated on February 26, 2021, due to his death of an apparent heart attack .

See also

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• List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists

References

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1. ↑ Judiciary, United States Congress Senate Committee on the (February 28, 2002). "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session" . U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
2. ↑ "Judge Philip Ray Martinez Obituary (1957 - 2021) el Paso Times" . _Legacy.com _.
3. ↑ Martinez, Aaron. "Judge Philip Martinez dies at 63, remembered for passion for justice, El Paso community" . El Paso Times.

Sources

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• Philip Ray Martinez at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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