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Ramirez, Irma Carrillo
Born 1964 in Brownfield, TX
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on April 17, 2023, to a seat vacated by Gregg Jeffrey Costa. Confirmed by the Senate on December 4, 2023, and received commission on December 8, 2023.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2002-2023
Education:
West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University), B.A., 1986
Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law), J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on April 17, 2023, to a seat vacated by Gregg Jeffrey Costa. Confirmed by the Senate on December 4, 2023, and received commission on December 8, 2023.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2002-2023
Education:
West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University), B.A., 1986
Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law), J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1991-1995
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Texas, 1995-2002
Adjunct professor, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2006-2011, 2014-2015
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, March 15, 2016; no Senate vote