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 by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Joan N. Ericksen |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota | |
In office April 28,2016 –December 21,2021 | |
Preceded by | Jeffrey J. Keyes |
Succeeded by | Dulce J. Foster |
Personal details | |
Born | 1971 (age 51–52) Emporia,Kansas,U.S. |
Education | University of Chicago (AB) New York University (JD) |
Katherine Marie Menendez (born 1971) [1] is an American attorney 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.
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]
From 1996 to 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]
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.
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 reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote. [9] On December 17,2021,the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 49–21 vote. [10] On December 18,2021,her nomination was confirmed by a 49–21 vote. [11] She received her judicial commission on December 21,2021. [12]
On March 31,2023,Menendez struck down Minnesota age limits on carrying firearms. [13] On April 24,2023,following an emergency motion filed by the Commissioner of Public Safety,Bob Jacobson,and various county sheriffs,Menendez granted a stay on the order,effectively putting a pause on the ruling. As of April 29,2023,the ruling is pending. [14] [15]
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