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Araceli Martinez-Olguin

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Araceli Martinez-Olguin serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Feb 28, 2023 by a 49–48 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified/Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Confirmed
Feb 28, 2023
Senate vote
49–48
ABA rating
Qualified/Well Qualified
Born
1977

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaJoseph R. Biden · Feb 28, 2023

Education

  • Princeton UniversityA.B., 1999
  • University of California, Berkeley, School of LawJ.D., 2004

Career

Law clerk, Hon. David Briones, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2004-2006; Women's Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, 2006-2010; fellow, 2006-2008; staff attorney, 2008-2010; Staff attorney, Legal Aid at Work, San Francisco, California, 2010-2013; Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 2012, 2013, 2016; Senior staff attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, San Francisco, California, 2013-2015; Contract attorney, University of California, Irvine, School of Law (based in Oakland, California), 2015; Contract attorney, National Day Laborer Organizing Network, Pasadena, California (based in Oakland, California), 2015; Civil rights attorney, U.S. Department of Education, San Francisco, California, 2016-2017; Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (based in San Francisco, California), 2017-2018; senior immigrants' rights attorney, 2017; managing attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, 2018; National Immigration Law Center, Los Angeles, California (based in Oakland, California), 2018-2023; staff attorney, 2018-2020; supervising attorney, 2020-2023

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