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Margaret Strickland
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

Incumbent

Assumed office
October 22, 2021
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byRobert C. Brack
Personal details
Born (1980-05-24) May 24, 1980 (age 44)
Denton, Texas, U.S.[1]
Residence(s)Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Texas at El Paso (BA)
New York University (JD)

Margaret Irene Strickland[2] (born May 24, 1980)[3] is an American attorney serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Education

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Strickland received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2003 and a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law in 2006.[4]

Career

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She started her career at the law offices of the New Mexico Public Defender from 2006 to 2011. From 2011 to 2021, she was a partner at McGraw & Strickland LLC in Las Cruces, New Mexico. From 2017 to 2019, she served as president of the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.[4]

Federal judicial service

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On March 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Strickland to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. On April 19, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Strickland to the seat vacated by Judge Robert C. Brack, who assumed senior status on July 25, 2018.[2] On May 26, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On June 24, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee on by a 12–10 vote.[6] On September 21, 2021, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–46 vote.[7] Her nomination was confirmed later that day by a 52–45 vote.[8] She received her judicial commission on October 22, 2021.[9]

References

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  1. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Margaret Irene Strickland
  • ^ a b "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 19, 2021
  • ^ Voruganti, Harsh (April 19, 2021). "Margaret Strickland – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico". The Vetting Room. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  • ^ a b "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate 11 Judicial Candidates", White House, March 30, 2021 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 26, 2021
  • ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 24, 2021" (PDF). www.judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  • ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Margaret Irene Strickland to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico)". United States Senate. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  • ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Margaret Irene Strickland, of New Mexico, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico)". United States Senate. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  • ^ Margaret Strickland at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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    		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
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