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Irma Carrillo Ramirez

Irma Carrillo Ramirez

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1964 in Brownfield, TX

FJC ID: 13761386

Irma Carrillo Ramirez (born 1964) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas from 2002 to 2023. She is a former nominee to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Gender
Female
Race
Hispanic

Prior employment

  1. Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
    Adjunct professor · 2006–2011, 2014–2015
  2. Northern District of Texas
    Northern District of Texas
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1995–2002
  3. Private practice, Dallas, Texas
    1991–1995

Appointments

  1. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
    2023–present · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)

Education

  1. Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law)
    J.D. · 1991
  2. West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University)
    B.A. · 1986