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The United States Senate today confirmed U.S. Magistrate Judge Angela M. Martinez to serve as a U.S. district judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. For the full media release please see https://lnkd.in/gf_APZxZ“Judge Angela Martinez is the best kind of human being. She is open-minded, thoughtful, kind, thorough and a great colleague,” said Chief U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow of the District of Arizona. "We are lucky to have her join the district court bench,” he concluded. Judge Martinez will maintain chambers in Tucson. She has served as a U.S. magistrate judge for the District of Arizona since 2023. Prior to joining the bench, Judge Martinez was a senior litigation counsel for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tucson where she also served as a federal prosecutor for over 12 years prosecuting a wide range of criminal cases, including immigration related offenses, drug trafficking offenses, violent crimes and white-collar offenses.Judge Martinez has been a long-standing member of the Arizona Minority Bar Association and a member of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association since 2023. She has been a member of the Morris K. Udall American Inn of Court since 2022 and served as a lawyer representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference for the District of Arizona from 2018 to 2022. The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona had 9,586 new case filings in calendar year 2023. The court is authorized one temporary and 12 permanent judgeships. Appointed under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, federal district court judges are nominated by the president, confirmed by the Senate and serve lifetime appointments upon good behavior.

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The United States Senate today confirmed Krissa M. Lanham to serve as a U.S. district judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. For the full media release see https://lnkd.in/epuMjbXM“Krissa has been a contributing and valued member of the federal court family in Arizona for years. All of the district judges, many Arizona practitioners and much of the Circuit bench are familiar with the virtuosity of her work,” said Chief U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow of the District of Arizona. “She is uncommonly bright, hard-working and kind. She has a longstanding reputation for great courtesy. The bench and the bar in Arizona are thrilled to have her join the district court bench,” he noted. Upon taking her oath, Lanham will maintain chambers in Phoenix. She has served as chief of the Appellate Division in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona since 2020. She joined the office as an assistant U.S. attorney in 2009 and served previously in the office as the medical marijuana coordinator, from 2010 to 2015; as the human trafficking coordinator from 2012 to 2015; and as deputy appellate chief from 2015 to 2020.Photo by Suzie Barber

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U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Charles D. Novack, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, has been reappointed to a second 14-year term effective May 13, 2024. For the full media release, please see https://lnkd.in/g3v2dkcKJudge Novack maintains chambers in Oakland and was appointed to the Northern District bankruptcy bench in 2010 and served as Northern District’s chief bankruptcy judge from 2019 to 2022. He began his legal career practicing general civil litigation in 1983. In 1991, he pursued bankruptcy law and began a two-year clerkship with U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Randall J. Newsome of the Northern District of California. From 1994 to 2005, Judge Novack was in private practice as an associate then shareholder at the law firm of Kornfield, Paul and Nyberg, where he represented debtors, creditors and parties to adversary proceedings, and handled bankruptcy matters involving Chapters 7, 9, 11 and 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. He began a solo practice in 2005.The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California reported 4,883 bankruptcy filings in calendar year 2023. Judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit have statutory responsibility for selecting and appointing bankruptcy judges in the nine western states that comprise the Ninth Circuit.

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Federal judicial districts throughout the Ninth Circuit have selected their local civics contest winners who will advance as finalists in the preliminary round of the 2024 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest. The circuit received 737 essays and 88 video entries, and 42 essays and 31 videos are up for consideration to be the next top winners at the circuit level contest! Read all about the district winners:https://lnkd.in/gEg2e-hH

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit located in San Francisco, CA is recruiting fora Case Manager. Please visit our Career Portal for more information:https://lnkd.in/ggZtRxjn #recruiting #career #judiciary #courtofappeals

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The Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society is seeking a new executive director. Please see the details on their website.https://lnkd.in/gWnbaf2n

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit located in San Francisco, CA is recruiting fora Staff Attorney. Please visit our Career Portal for more information: https://lnkd.in/gTut8Nra #recruiting #career #judiciary #courtofappeals

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hold a special sitting on April 26 at the University of Montana, Blewett School of Law, in Missoula, Montana.Oral arguments will be livestreamed and begin at 10 a.m. MDT in The George & Jane Dennison Theatre located at the corner of Maurice Ave. and Connell St. A valid photo ID is required for admittance. Read the full media release: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://lnkd.in/gwVbu4cg

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It is a common misconception that judges only hire from the “top 14” law schools for federal clerkships. The Ninth Circuit produced a video providing insight into the law clerk application process which we posted to YouTube a couple of months ago. The participants, former law clerks, provided down to earth suggestions for how to manage the application process, and Judge Owens spoke from both a former clerk’s perspective and a hiring judge’s perspective. Please view the attached clip to hear a bit of the discussion and visit the YouTube posting to see the entire video! https://lnkd.in/gjZVd5qG .

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