Katherine M. Menendez

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Katherine M. Menendez
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Assumed office
December 21, 2021
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byJoan N. Ericksen
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office
April 28, 2016 – December 21, 2021
Preceded byJeffrey J. Keyes
Personal details
Born
Katherine Marie Menendez

1971 (age 50–51)
Emporia, Kansas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA)
New York University (JD)

Katherine Marie "Kate" Menendez (born 1971)[1] is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. She served as a magistrate judge of the same court.

Early life and education[]

Menendez was born in Emporia, Kansas. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago in 1993 and a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law in 1997.[2]

Career[]

In 1996 and 1997, Menendez served as a law clerk for Judge Samuel James Ervin III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She became an assistant federal defender in 1999 and served in the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Minnesota until 2016.[3]

United States magistrate judge[]

In March 2016, she was selected as a United States magistrate judge to replace retiring Judge Jeffrey J. Keyes.[4][5] She was sworn in on April 28, 2016.[6] Her service as a magistrate terminated upon her elevation as a district court judge.

District court service[]

On September 8, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Menendez to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. On September 20, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Menendez to the seat vacated by Judge Joan N. Ericksen, who assumed senior status on October 15, 2019.[7] On November 3, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[8] On December 2, 2021, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote.[9] On December 18, 2021, her nomination was confirmed by the Senate in a 49–21 vote after the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination earlier that day by a 49-21 vote.[10] She received her judicial commission on December 21, 2021.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. ^ News, Red Lake Nation. "KATHERINE M. MENENDEZ SELECTED TO SERVE AS NEXT U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE". Red Lake Nation News. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. ^ "President Biden Names Seventh Round of Judicial Nominees". The White House. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  4. ^ Mosedale, Mike (March 3, 2016). "Federal defender Menendez tabbed as magistrate". Minnesota Lawyer. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Jeffrey J. Keyes". United States Courts. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  6. ^ "Katherine Marie Menendez". United States Courts. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  7. ^ "Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 20, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 2, 2021" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Katherine Marie Menendez, of Minnesota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota)". United States Senate. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Menendez, Katherine Marie". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

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