In 2019,Ramirez dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Botham Jean against the city of Dallas. Jean was killed when off-duty Dallas Police Department officer Amber Guyger claimed she mistook him for an intruder after thinking she'd entered her own apartment,and fatally shot him. Ramirez found that the family did not show a pattern of police racism or other wrongdoing that would implicate the city.[9][10]
In 2021,Ramirez was the judge for the case against Joseph Garza,a Dallas tax lawyer. Garza was accused of hiding $1 billion in income from the IRS and reducing $200 million from client tax bills by using fraudulenttax shelters.[11][12][13]
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing - September 7,2016
On April 14,2023,President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Ramirez to serve as United States circuit judge for the Fifth Circuit.[16][17] On April 17,2023,her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Ramirez to the seat vacated by Judge Gregg Costa,who resigned on August 31,2022.[18] Her nomination received the support of Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.[19][20][21][22][23] On May 17,2023,a hearing on her nomination was held before the United States Judiciary Committee.[24][25][26] On June 8,2023,her nomination was favorably reported by the committee by a voice vote,with Senator Josh Hawley voting no on record.[27][28][29] On November 30,2023,the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by an 80–17 vote.[30] On December 4,2023,her nomination was confirmed by an 80–12 vote.[31] She received her judicial commission on December 8,2023.[32] She is the first Latina to serve on the Fifth Circuit.[33][34][35]
Notable cases
On August 14,2025,Ramirez and James L. Dennis ruled that Louisiana maps “packed”and “cracked”Black communities,unlawfully diluting Black voters’power to elect their preferred candidates under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. [36]
On September 2,2025,Ramirez was in the 2-1 majority that ruled that Trump cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans. [37]
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