E. Martin Estrada (born 1976/1977) is an American lawyer who serves as the United States attorney for the Central District of California since September 2022.
E. Martin Estrada | |
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| United States Attorney for the Central District of California | |
| Assumed office September 19, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Nicola T. Hanna |
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| Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 47–48)[1] |
| Education | University of California, Irvine (BA) Stanford University (JD) |
Early life and education
editEstrada's family emigrated from Guatemala, and he grew up in the Costa Mesa area.[2] He received a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Irvine in 1998 and his Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, with distinction, in 2002.[3]
Career
editAfter graduating law school, Estrada served as a law clerk for Judge Robert Timlin of the United States District Court for the Central District of California from 2002 to 2003 and Judge Arthur Alarcón of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2003 to 2004. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California from 2007 to 2014. In 2014, he became a partner Munger, Tolles & Olson; he served as an associate at the same firm from 2004 to 2007.[3] As a lawyer, he represented Plains All American Pipeline in the Refugio oil spill, in which the company agreed to pay $230 million to settle claims.[2] He also has experience with immigration and education cases, one in which he successfully argued that New Mexico was providing insufficient education to students, including Latino and Native American students.[2]
U.S. attorney for the Central District of California
editOn June 6, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Estrada to be the United States attorney for the Central District of California.[4][5] His nomination was supported by Senator Alex Padilla.[2] On July 28, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a voice vote.[6] On September 13, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[7] He was sworn in by Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez on September 19, 2022.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Martin Estrada Sworn in as United States Attorney, Becoming Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer in Nation's Most Populous District". United States Department of Justice. September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Rector, Kevin (June 6, 2022). "Biden nominates new U.S. attorney for Los Angeles region". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces Five New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys, Two to Serve as U.S. Marshals" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 6, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Munger Tolles Partner to Be Nominated US Attorney in Los Angeles". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 28, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ "PN2212 - Nomination of E. Martin Estrada for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
