Prominent El Paso federal judge and community leader Philip Ray Martinez, who left a lasting impact on the community, was honored during a funeral mass and rosary Saturday at St. Patrick Cathedral.
Martinez, who served as a federal, state and county judge during his more than 30 years of public service, will be buried on Monday at a private ceremony.
Martinez, 63, died Feb. 26 due to an apparent heart attack. The passing of judge Martinez is a tremendous loss, not just for the bench, not just for the judicial system, but for the community, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar said. He was a true public servant and a man dedicated to the law, dedicated to his community.
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Respected El Paso federal Judge Philip Martinez dies at 63
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EL PASO, Texas El Paso has suddenly lost one of its most respected jurists.
U.S. District Judge Philip Martinez, who presided over several major cases, died suddenly Friday night, friends and associates said. He was 63.
Martinez grew up in El Paso and received an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at El Paso and his law degree from Harvard.
He served as an attorney in private practice in El Paso from 1982 to 1990. He served as an elected county and state district judge in El Paso from 1991 to 2002.
“Today is a great day,” NMAA executive director Sally Marquez said.
It has been 10 1/2 months – March 14 – since the last high school sporting event in New Mexico.
“It’s been a long road. We know it has not been easy to adjust to the restrictions we have had to put in place,” said New Mexico PED Secretary Ryan Stewart said.
In March, few believed that the pandemic would still be raging into 2021. In the interim, athletes and coaches have been agonizing throughout, searching for any sign of a return. That made Tuesday the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel.
Cowboys For Trump Leader Arrested Over US Capitol Riot
- Associated Press, KUNM News
A New Mexico county official and founder of the group Cowboys for Trump who had vowed to return to Washington after last week s riot at the U.S. Capitol to place a flag on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s desk was arrested Sunday by the FBI.
Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin was arrested on charges of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol.
According to court documents, Griffin told investigators that he was caught up in the crowd, which pushed its way through the barricades and entered the restricted area of the U.S. Capitol, but he said he did not enter the building and instead remained on the U.S. Capitol steps.