Ramirez Confirmed as First Latina to Serve on Fifth Circuit

Irma Carrillo Ramirez, a US magistrate judge whose parents met working west Texas cotton fields, won bipartisan confirmation as the first Latina to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Ramirez, 59, was confirmed, 80-12, on Monday. Her supporters on confirmation included Republican home state senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas.

Those lawmakers as well as lawyers and judges look to Ramirez as a step toward more Hispanic representation among judges in the state.

“Judge Ramirez is a pillar of the Dallas legal community, a longtime leader in our Hispanic community, and a ...