Katherine Marie Menendez

b. 1971 · Emporia, KS

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of MinnesotaJudgeJoseph R. Biden (Democratic)Dec 21, 2021

Education

  • University of Chicago, B.A., 1993
  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 1996

Professional Career

Law clerk, Hon. Sam J. Ervin III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1996-1997; Office of the Federal Defender for the District of Minnesota, 1997-2016; Soros Justice Fellow, 1997-1999; assistant federal defender, 1999-2016; chief of training, 2006-2016; Adjunct professor, Hamline University School of Law, 2001-2003; Adjunct professor, St. Thomas University School of Law, 2003-2005; Adjunct professor, University of Minnesota School of Law, 2018-

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2016-2021

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