1. Home
  2. Federal judges
  3. Katherine Marie Menendez

Katherine Marie Menendez

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Katherine Marie Menendez serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Dec 18, 2021 by a 49–21 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Confirmed
Dec 18, 2021
Senate vote
49–21
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1971

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MinnesotaJoseph R. Biden · Dec 18, 2021

Education

  • University of ChicagoB.A., 1993
  • New York University School of LawJ.D., 1996

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Sam J. Ervin III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1996-1997; Office of the Federal Defender for the District of Minnesota, 1997-2016; Soros Justice Fellow, 1997-1999; assistant federal defender, 1999-2016; chief of training, 2006-2016; Adjunct professor, Hamline University School of Law, 2001-2003; Adjunct professor, St. Thomas University School of Law, 2003-2005; Adjunct professor, University of Minnesota School of Law, 2018-

More

From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “Judge Katherine Marie Menendez, District Court for the District of…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j11226646/katherine-marie-menendez (accessed 2026-10-17).

Open the interactive version ›