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Araceli Martínez-Olguín
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| Assumed office March 3, 2023 |
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| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey White |
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| Born | 1977 (age 47–48) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
Araceli Martínez-Olguín, born in 1977, is a Mexican-American lawyer. She works as a judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. This court is part of the United States federal court system.
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Her Education Journey
Araceli Martínez-Olguín studied at two well-known universities. In 1999, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Later, in 2004, she received her Juris Doctor degree from the UC Berkeley School of Law. A Juris Doctor is the degree needed to become a lawyer.
Her Career as a Lawyer and Judge
Araceli Martínez-Olguín has had an interesting career helping people through the law.
Early Legal Work
From 2004 to 2006, she worked as a law clerk for Judge David Briones. A law clerk helps a judge with research and writing. Judge Briones worked at the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Later, from 2016 to 2017, she was a lawyer for the United States Department of Education. She worked in their Office for Civil Rights. This office helps make sure everyone has fair access to education.
From 2017 to 2018, she was a managing attorney at Community Legal Services. This group helps immigrants with their legal rights in East Palo Alto, California. After that, from 2018 to 2023, she was a supervising attorney at the National Immigration Law Center. She also worked at the ACLU and the Legal Aid Society. These groups work to protect people's rights.
Becoming a Federal Judge
On July 29, 2022, President Joe Biden announced he wanted to make Martínez-Olguín a federal judge. She was nominated to be a United States district judge. This position was open because Judge Jeffrey White had retired.
Her nomination went to the Senate for approval. A hearing was held in September 2022. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on her nomination in December 2022. Her nomination was sent back to the President briefly. However, she was renominated on the same day.
In February 2023, the Senate voted to confirm her as a judge. Vice President Kamala Harris cast a tie-breaking vote to confirm her. She officially became a judge on March 3, 2023. She is the second Latina woman to serve on this specific U.S. District Court.
See also
- List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
