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Araceli Martinez-Olguin
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2023 and confirmed by the Senate 49–48, Araceli Martinez-Olguin is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 2004. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1977 · age 49
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden, 2023
- Confirmed
- 49–48
- Education
- Princeton 1999 · University of California, Berkeley, Law 2004
- Succeeded
- Jeffrey Steven White
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern District of California succeeded Jeffrey Steven White | Biden (D) | 49–48 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 48–48 on February 28, 2023 · 118th Congress, Roll Call 30. The Senate split evenly, so the Vice President cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 48
45 D, 3 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- John Hickenlooper(D-CO)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Ben Lujan(D-NM)
- Joseph Manchin(D-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jon Ossoff(D-GA)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Kyrsten Sinema(I-AZ)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Raphael Warnock(D-GA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Peter Welch(D-VT)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 48
48 R
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Katie Britt(R-AL)
- Ted Budd(R-NC)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Bill Hagerty(R-TN)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)
- Roger Marshall(R-KS)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Markwayne Mullin(R-OK)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Pete Ricketts(R-NE)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Eric Schmitt(R-MO)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
- J. Vance(R-OH)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Did not vote · 4
3 D, 1 R
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- John Fetterman(D-PA)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
Education
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Law clerk, Hon. David Briones, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas | 2004-2006 |
| Women's Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, 2006-2010; fellow, 2006-2008; staff attorney | 2008-2010 |
| Staff attorney, Legal Aid at Work, San Francisco, California | 2010-2013 |
| Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law | 2012, 2013, 2016 |
| Senior staff attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, San Francisco, California | 2013-2015 |
| Contract attorney, University of California, Irvine, School of Law (based in Oakland, California) | 2015 |
| Contract attorney, National Day Laborer Organizing Network, Pasadena, California (based in Oakland, California) | 2015 |
| Civil rights attorney, U.S. Department of Education, San Francisco, California | 2016-2017 |
| Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (based in San Francisco, California), 2017-2018; senior immigrants' rights attorney, 2017; managing attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project | 2018 |
| National Immigration Law Center, Los Angeles, California (based in Oakland, California), 2018-2023; staff attorney, 2018-2020; supervising attorney | 2020-2023 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Araceli Martinez-Olguin?
- President Joseph R. Biden appointed Araceli Martinez-Olguin to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2023.
- Was Araceli Martinez-Olguin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Araceli Martinez-Olguin was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Araceli Martinez-Olguin's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Araceli Martinez-Olguin 49–48 on February 28, 2023.
- Which court is Araceli Martinez-Olguin on?
- Araceli Martinez-Olguin is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Northern District of California (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2023)
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3 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).