414:
to prevent a law that would require companies to verify the ages of people in sex-related advertisements. The online escort service claimed, "Backpage and
Internet Archive argue the new law violates the Communications Decency Act of 1996, as well as the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments and the
415:
commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution." On 28 July 2012, Judge
Martinez granted an injunction preventing the law from taking effect. In his ruling, Martinez found merit in some of Backpage.com's arguments that the state law would conflict with existing federal law.
1391:
31:
662:
1401:
985:
917:
1261:
1218:
869:
796:
621:
591:
376:
365:
285:
175:
120:
77:
46:
485:
655:
429:
648:
1109:
718:
1170:
1132:
1053:
680:
1421:
1086:
672:
1396:
143:
1347:
1426:
568:
1441:
495:
1386:
424:
449:
Hearing Before the
Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First [-second] Session, Part 6
1416:
1411:
544:
395:
judge in the
Western District of Washington. He served as the Chief Judge from February 6, 2016 to September 3, 2022. He assumed
460:
329:
1406:
1436:
516:
555:
333:
410:, a classified advertising website specializing in online escort services, filed a lawsuit against the state of
640:
361:
1431:
392:
281:
897:
349:
305:
194:
1269:
1231:
1008:
380:
321:
253:
1183:
930:
892:
809:
549:
384:
337:
1381:
1329:
1076:
882:
849:
1226:
448:
1376:
1038:
829:
814:
756:
388:
8:
1289:
1284:
1251:
998:
960:
907:
824:
804:
317:
257:
1279:
1274:
1208:
1160:
1140:
975:
935:
761:
726:
708:
693:
411:
313:
309:
1299:
1203:
1188:
1071:
1043:
1003:
940:
925:
771:
751:
688:
612:
100:
30:
464:
1319:
1294:
1236:
1178:
1117:
1066:
1018:
887:
877:
839:
781:
731:
602:
167:
564:
517:"3 Washington teens sue Backpage.com, accuse site of enabling sexual exploitation"
1392:
Judges of the United States
District Court for the Western District of Washington
1314:
1099:
1061:
1023:
1013:
993:
844:
746:
736:
703:
698:
632:
297:
240:
112:
670:
1355:
1241:
1155:
1033:
970:
950:
859:
834:
819:
372:
1370:
1246:
1198:
1145:
1122:
1028:
965:
955:
945:
786:
766:
741:
396:
391:
on June 15, 2004, receiving his commission on June 16, 2004. He is the first
278:
42:
1309:
1094:
854:
776:
325:
261:
1150:
902:
248:
1193:
55:
622:
United States
District Court for the Western District of Washington
592:
United States
District Court for the Western District of Washington
559:
539:
521:
490:
407:
377:
United States
District Court for the Western District of Washington
366:
United States
District Court for the Western District of Washington
286:
United States
District Court for the Western District of Washington
176:
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
121:
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
78:
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
47:
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
1402:
United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
301:
430:
List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Washington
277:(born June 23, 1951) is an American attorney serving as the
379:
established by 104 Stat. 5089 following the appointment of
371:
On October 14, 2003, Martinez was nominated by President
486:"Judge Blocks Law Checking Ages of People in Sex Ads"
332:in 1980. He was an Assistant Prosecutor with the
1368:
569:Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project
1422:University of Washington School of Law alumni
656:
90:February 6, 2016 – September 3, 2022
425:List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
355:
291:
1397:Superior court judges in the United States
663:
649:
133:June 16, 2004 – September 5, 2022
29:
334:King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
545:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
1369:
330:University of Washington School of Law
1427:Washington (state) state court judges
644:
1442:Hispanic and Latino American lawyers
1387:Hispanic and Latino American judges
558:Diversity and Leadership Interview
13:
584:Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
360:From 1998 to 2004, he served as a
156:Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
14:
1453:
533:
340:, Washington, from 1980 to 1990.
560:http://www.wsba.org/martinez.htm
556:Washington State Bar Association
402:
387:. Martinez was confirmed by the
1417:University of Washington alumni
1412:United States magistrate judges
673:Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
671:Senior district judges of the
509:
478:
453:
442:
362:United States magistrate judge
1:
435:
1407:21st-century American judges
348:Martinez was a judge on the
282:United States district judge
7:
1437:People from Mercedes, Texas
418:
10:
1458:
350:King County Superior Court
312:, where he graduated from
195:King County Superior Court
16:American judge (born 1951)
1346:
1328:
1260:
1217:
1169:
1131:
1108:
1085:
1052:
984:
916:
868:
795:
717:
679:
629:
617:
609:
599:
587:
581:
576:
343:
268:
247:
220:
215:
211:
200:
192:
181:
173:
161:
149:
137:
126:
118:
106:
94:
83:
75:
63:
52:
41:
37:
28:
21:
381:Barbara Jacobs Rothstein
356:Federal judicial service
322:University of Washington
292:Early life and education
275:Ricardo Salazar Martinez
254:University of Washington
225:Ricardo Salazar Martinez
174:Magistrate Judge of the
550:Federal Judicial Center
548:, a publication of the
385:Federal Judicial Center
565:Oral history interview
399:on September 5, 2022.
375:to a new seat on the
296:Martinez was born in
1432:Lawyers from Seattle
461:"Lynden High School"
389:United States Senate
620:Chief Judge of the
540:Ricardo S. Martinez
383:as Director of the
352:from 1990 to 1998.
318:Bachelor of Science
76:Chief Judge of the
23:Ricardo S. Martinez
1348:N. Mariana Islands
314:Lynden High School
1364:
1363:
639:
638:
630:Succeeded by
613:Marsha J. Pechman
600:Succeeded by
272:
271:
101:Marsha J. Pechman
71:September 5, 2022
1449:
665:
658:
651:
642:
641:
624:
610:Preceded by
603:Kymberly Evanson
594:
582:Preceded by
574:
573:
527:
526:
513:
507:
506:
504:
503:
494:. Archived from
482:
476:
475:
473:
472:
463:. Archived from
457:
451:
446:
320:degree from the
316:. He received a
304:, and raised in
238:
234:
232:
216:Personal details
205:
186:
168:Kymberly Evanson
164:
152:
140:
131:
109:
97:
88:
68:
33:
19:
18:
1457:
1456:
1452:
1451:
1450:
1448:
1447:
1446:
1367:
1366:
1365:
1360:
1342:
1324:
1256:
1213:
1165:
1127:
1104:
1081:
1048:
980:
912:
864:
791:
713:
675:
669:
635:
633:David Estudillo
626:
619:
615:
605:
596:
589:
585:
536:
531:
530:
525:. 29 July 2012.
515:
514:
510:
501:
499:
484:
483:
479:
470:
468:
459:
458:
454:
447:
443:
438:
421:
405:
358:
346:
294:
241:Mercedes, Texas
239:
236:
230:
228:
227:
226:
206:
201:
187:
182:
162:
150:
138:
132:
127:
113:David Estudillo
107:
95:
89:
84:
70:
64:
59:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1455:
1445:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1362:
1361:
1359:
1358:
1352:
1350:
1344:
1343:
1341:
1340:
1334:
1332:
1326:
1325:
1323:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1266:
1264:
1258:
1257:
1255:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1223:
1221:
1215:
1214:
1212:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1175:
1173:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1137:
1135:
1129:
1128:
1126:
1125:
1120:
1114:
1112:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1102:
1097:
1091:
1089:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1058:
1056:
1050:
1049:
1047:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
990:
988:
982:
981:
979:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
922:
920:
914:
913:
911:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
874:
872:
866:
865:
863:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
801:
799:
793:
792:
790:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
723:
721:
715:
714:
712:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
685:
683:
677:
676:
668:
667:
660:
653:
645:
637:
636:
631:
628:
616:
611:
607:
606:
601:
598:
586:
583:
579:
578:
577:Legal offices
572:
571:
562:
553:
535:
534:External links
532:
529:
528:
508:
477:
452:
440:
439:
437:
434:
433:
432:
427:
420:
417:
404:
401:
373:George W. Bush
357:
354:
345:
342:
324:in 1975 and a
306:Whatcom County
293:
290:
270:
269:
266:
265:
251:
245:
244:
224:
222:
218:
217:
213:
212:
209:
208:
198:
197:
190:
189:
179:
178:
171:
170:
165:
159:
158:
153:
147:
146:
144:George W. Bush
141:
135:
134:
124:
123:
116:
115:
110:
104:
103:
98:
92:
91:
81:
80:
73:
72:
66:Assumed office
61:
60:
53:
50:
49:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1454:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1382:Living people
1380:
1378:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1357:
1354:
1353:
1351:
1349:
1345:
1339:
1336:
1335:
1333:
1331:
1327:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1263:
1262:W. Washington
1259:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1220:
1219:E. Washington
1216:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1138:
1136:
1134:
1130:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1111:
1107:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1088:
1084:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1055:
1051:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
991:
989:
987:
986:S. California
983:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
923:
921:
919:
918:N. California
915:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
875:
873:
871:
870:E. California
867:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
802:
800:
798:
797:C. California
794:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
724:
722:
720:
716:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
686:
684:
682:
678:
674:
666:
661:
659:
654:
652:
647:
646:
643:
634:
625:
623:
614:
608:
604:
595:
593:
590:Judge of the
580:
575:
570:
566:
563:
561:
557:
554:
551:
547:
546:
541:
538:
537:
524:
523:
518:
512:
498:on 2012-07-31
497:
493:
492:
487:
481:
467:on 2010-01-09
466:
462:
456:
450:
445:
441:
431:
428:
426:
423:
422:
416:
413:
409:
403:Notable cases
400:
398:
397:senior status
394:
390:
386:
382:
378:
374:
369:
367:
363:
353:
351:
341:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
289:
287:
283:
280:
276:
267:
263:
259:
255:
252:
250:
246:
242:
237:(age 73)
235:June 23, 1951
223:
219:
214:
210:
204:
199:
196:
193:Judge of the
191:
185:
180:
177:
172:
169:
166:
160:
157:
154:
148:
145:
142:
136:
130:
125:
122:
119:Judge of the
117:
114:
111:
105:
102:
99:
93:
87:
82:
79:
74:
67:
62:
58:
57:
51:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
1337:
1304:
618:
588:
543:
520:
511:
500:. Retrieved
496:the original
489:
480:
469:. Retrieved
465:the original
455:
444:
406:
370:
359:
347:
326:Juris Doctor
295:
274:
273:
202:
183:
163:Succeeded by
155:
139:Appointed by
128:
108:Succeeded by
85:
65:
54:
43:Senior Judge
1377:1951 births
1227:Quackenbush
338:King County
151:Preceded by
96:Preceded by
1371:Categories
1275:Coughenour
627:2016–2022
597:2004–2022
502:2012-07-30
471:2009-11-19
436:References
412:Washington
310:Washington
249:Alma mater
231:1951-06-23
1270:Rothstein
1209:Hernandez
1077:Seabright
1039:Battaglia
999:Moskowitz
931:Armstrong
926:Henderson
860:Kronstadt
820:Pregerson
762:Jorgenson
704:Beistline
694:Singleton
328:from the
207:1990–1998
203:In office
188:1998–2004
184:In office
129:In office
86:In office
56:Incumbent
1305:Martinez
1252:Peterson
1189:Haggerty
1141:McKibben
961:Hamilton
850:Fairbank
830:Phillips
810:Marshall
772:Campbell
752:Teilborg
522:Fox News
491:HuffPost
419:See also
408:Backpage
298:Mercedes
1300:Pechman
1280:Dimmick
1232:Nielsen
1110:Montana
1100:Winmill
1072:Mollway
1067:Gillmor
1029:Benitez
1024:Houston
946:Illston
941:Chesney
908:Mueller
898:O'Neill
893:England
883:Burrell
845:Fischer
757:Martone
742:Collins
727:McNamee
719:Arizona
709:Burgess
699:Sedwick
689:Holland
567:, 2005
542:at the
364:of the
284:of the
45:of the
1356:Munson
1315:Settle
1310:Robart
1295:Lasnik
1237:Whaley
1204:Mosman
1171:Oregon
1151:Dawson
1133:Nevada
1123:Haddon
1118:Molloy
1054:Hawaii
1044:Curiel
1034:Anello
1014:Lorenz
1009:Whelan
1004:Miller
976:Orrick
951:Breyer
936:Wilken
903:Mendez
840:Carney
825:Snyder
815:Keller
805:Hatter
747:Bolton
737:Zapata
732:Silver
681:Alaska
393:Latino
344:Career
279:Senior
243:, U.S.
1320:Jones
1290:Zilly
1285:Bryan
1199:Brown
1194:Aiken
1184:Jones
1179:Marsh
1161:Jones
1156:Mahan
1095:Lodge
1087:Idaho
1019:Hayes
966:White
956:Alsup
888:Ishii
878:Shubb
835:Selna
782:Rayes
302:Texas
69:
1338:None
1330:Guam
1247:Suko
1242:Shea
1146:Hunt
1062:Ezra
994:Huff
971:Chen
787:Soto
777:Wake
767:Bury
221:Born
336:in
1373::
855:Wu
519:.
488:.
368:.
308:,
300:,
288:.
262:JD
260:,
258:BS
233:)
664:e
657:t
650:v
552:.
505:.
474:.
264:)
256:(
229:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.