1. Damon P Martinez was born on December 11,1965 and is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico from 2014 to 2017.
11 Facts About Damon Martinez
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Damon Martinez earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science from the University of New Mexico in 1989.
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From 1993 to 1996, Martinez worked as Legislative Assistant for Senator Jeff Bingaman.
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Damon Martinez began working for the Las Cruces Branch Office of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico in 2000.
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Damon Martinez transferred to the Albuquerque office in 2005, where he worked as First Assistant US Attorney and Supervisor of the Organized Crime and Gangs section.
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Damon Martinez was appointed United States Attorney by President Barack Obama in 2013 and unanimously confirmed in the United States Senate in 2014.
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Damon Martinez took part in a $143 million settlement with the Chevron Corporation to clean up the Questa Mine near Taos, New Mexico in 2016.
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Damon Martinez stepped down from his office at the request of the newly appointed Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, on March 11,2017.
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Damon Martinez was one of 40 US Attorneys asked to resign amid President Donald Trump's transition to power.
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Since leaving government service, Damon Martinez has worked as an attorney at Modrall Sperling, a law firm with offices in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Damon Martinez ran for Bernalillo County District Attorney in 2024, but was defeated in the primary by incumbent Sam Bregman.