Magistrate Judge Ramirez became a Northern District of Texas Magistrate Judge in 2002. She was born in Brownfield, Texas, received her B.A. from West Texas State University in 1986, and her J.D. from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1991 where she was a Sarah T. Hughes Fellow. From 1991-1995, she practiced law at Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, LLP, and, from 1995 until her appointment, she was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Judge Ramirez has taught trial advocacy at Southern Methodist University School of Law.
Judge Ramirez’s chambers are in Dallas, Texas.