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Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo |
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Since 2011, the Hon. Marina Garcia Marmolejo has served as a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Laredo Division. Judge Garcia Marmolejo has presided over nearly 14,000 criminal and civil cases and close to 100 trials. During the five-year period ending in June 2023, Judge Garcia Marmolejo oversaw the second-busiest criminal docket in the United States. Despite this, she still devotes significant time to promoting the legal profession at home and abroad. From 2014 to 2019, she co-directed the Hispanic National Bar Association’s moot court competition. Since joining the bench, Judge Garcia Marmolejo has taught seminars and workshops on U.S. law in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Paraguay, and Spain. In 2022, she became a Jurist in Residence at St. Mary’s University School of Law and founded its clerkship mentorship program. Judge Garcia Marmolejo is also active in improving the judiciary process. She currently holds leadership positions with the Federal Judges Association, District Judges Association of the Fifth Circuit, Editorial Committee for the Fifth Circuit’s Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions, and Advisory Committee for Texas’ State Criminal Pattern Jury Charges. Chief Justice John Roberts has twice appointed Judge Garcia Marmolejo to serve on the Judicial Conference of the United States’ IT Committee. Before she became a federal judge, Judge Garcia Marmolejo served as a federal public defender, federal prosecutor, and an attorney in private practice. As a federal defender and prosecutor, Judge Garcia Marmolejo tried over 30 cases to verdict. Her cases included domestic corruption, transnational drug trafficking, and complex human trafficking cases. Education:
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