Brenda M. Saiz
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Brenda M. Saiz is an American lawyer from New Mexico who is a former nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Education[]
Saiz earned her Bachelor of Arts and her Juris Doctor from University of New Mexico. While in law school, she served as an Editor of the New Mexico Law Review.[1]
Legal and academic[]
Saiz is a Director at Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin, & Robb, P.A., in Albuquerque, New Mexico where her practice focuses on trial practice and complex civil litigation, and where she serves as Leader of the Products and General Liability Practice Group. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law where she teaches civil procedure.[1]
Expired nomination to district court[]
On May 28, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Saiz to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. On June 18, 2020, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Saiz to the seat vacated by Judge Judith C. Herrera, who took senior status on July 1, 2019.[2] On August 24, 2020, the American Bar Association unanimously rated her as "well-qualified" to be a federal judge, its highest rating.[3] On January 3, 2021, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-28 – via National Archives.
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- ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, June 18, 2020
- ^ "Two nominees for NM judgeships rated highly".
- ^ "PN2028 - Nomination of Brenda M. Saiz for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
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