Katherine Marie Menendez
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Born 1971.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Sep 20, 2021
- Senate vote
- 49 to 21
- Confirmed
- Dec 18, 2021
- Commissioned
- Dec 21, 2021
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2016-2021
Education
- B.A., University of Chicago, 1993
- J.D., New York University School of Law, 1996
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-
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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