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Ricardo S. Martinez

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Senior status since September 5, 2022.

Confirmed 98 to 0Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
George W. Bush
Nominated
October 14, 2003
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
January 22, 2004
Committee action
Reported (favorably), March 4, 2004
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 98 to 0
Confirmed
June 15, 2004
Commissioned
June 16, 2004
Senior status
Since September 5, 2022
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1951, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Assistant prosecutor, King County, Washington, 1980-1990
  • Judge, Superior Court of the State of Washington, King County, 1990-1998

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