Margaret Irene Strickland"Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 19, 2021
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of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Education

Strickland received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

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in 2003 and a

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from New York University School of Law in 2006."President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate 11 Judicial Candidates", White House, March 30, 2021

Career

She started her career at the law offices of the New Mexico Public Defender from 2006 to 2011. From 2011 to 2021, she was a partner at McGraw & Strickland LLC in Las Cruces, New Mexico. From 2017 to 2019, she served as president of the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

Notable cases

Strickland represented Jillian and Andrew Beck who successfully sued two Las Cruces police officers over allegations of brutality and civil rights violations. The couple was awarded $1.4 million. In 2020, Strickland represented the Las Cruces, New Mexico, Las Cruces family of a 13-year-old student who was nearly shot by an of the Las Cruces Police Department, Las Cruces Police officer who accidentally discharged his weapon in a school.

Federal judicial service

On March 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Strickland to serve as a

for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. On April 19, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Strickland to the seat vacated by Judge Robert C. Brack, who assumed senior status on July 25, 2018. On May 26, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Senate Judiciary Committee. On June 24, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee on by a 12–10 vote. On September 21, 2021, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–46 vote. Her nomination was confirmed later that day by a 52–45 vote. She received her judicial commission on October 22, 2021.

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