Immigrant of the Day: Jose E. Martinez (Dominican Republic)

The Honorable Jose E. Martinez, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, was confirmed as a federal judge by the U.S. Senate on September 13, 2002. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Martinez attended the University of Miami where he earned undergraduate and law degrees. Judge Martinez was a legal officer in the U.S. Navy and an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. In July 1991, he joined the law firm now known as Gutierrez & Associates and became a name partner in September 1992. During a two-year leave from his firm, Martinez became the regional director for the Office for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement in the U.S. Department of Justice. Judge Martinez is a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Cuban American Bar Association, and the Hispanic National Bar Association.

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