List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
This is a list of Hispanic/Latino Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, or administrative law judges.
United States Court of Appeals
United States District Courts
Judicial officers by state and local level
| Judge | Court/agency and years of service (if known) | State/territory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| George A. Acero | Sacramento County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
| Rolando Acosta | New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department (2008– ) | New York | active |
| Charles Edward Aguilar | Stanislaus County Superior Court (1977–1992) | California | deceased |
| Frank Aguilar | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
| Susan L. Aguilar | Sacramento County Superior Court (Referee: appt. 1998) | California | inactive |
| Frederick P. Aguirre | Orange County Superior Court (2002–2017) | California | retired |
| Gregory Alarcon | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1996– ) | California | active |
| Elsa Alcala | Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (2011–2018) | Texas | did not seek re-election |
| Veronica Alicea-Galvan | King County Superior Court (2015– ) | Washington | active |
| Jose L. Alva | San Joaquin County Superior Court (2006– ) | California | active |
| Ramon Alvarado | Gwinnett County's Recorder's Court (2019–2020) | Georgia | deceased |
| Brian Alvarez | Fresno County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active |
| Daniel "Danny" Alvarez | Jefferson County District Court (elected 2018) | Kentucky | deceased |
| Olga Álvarez | San Diego County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active |
| Patricia O’Connell Alvarez | Texas Court of Appeals (2013– ) | Texas | active |
| John Arguelles | California Supreme Court (1987–1989) | California | retired |
| Louis A. Araneta | Maricopa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1990–1993; Judge: 1993–2009) | Arizona | retired |
| Silvia R. Arellano | Maricopa County Superior Court (appt. 1990) | Arizona | retired |
| Maria Arias | Queens County Family Court (2010– ) | New York | active |
| Albert Armendariz, Sr. | Texas Court of Appeals (1986) | Texas | term ended |
| Maria Lucy Armendariz | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active |
| Sergio Armijo | Pierce County Superior Court (1994–2009) | Washington | deceased |
| Lorenzo Arredondo | Lake County Circuit Court (1986–2010) | Indiana | retired |
| Rafael A. Arreola | San Diego Superior Court (1998–2007) | California | retired |
| Maria Arroyo | San Joaquin County Superior Court (2020) | California | retired |
| Anna Maria Baca | Maricopa County Superior Court (1994–2009) | Arizona | retired |
| Paul A. Bacigalupo | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002– ) | California | active |
| Angela Badamo | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2017– ) | New York | active |
| Rita Badhan | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active |
| Blanca A. Banuelos | San Joaquin County Superior Court (2020) | California | active |
| Gus C. Barrera, II | San Joaquin County Superior Court (2016– ) | California | active |
| Victor T. Barrera | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1981–1999) | California | deceased |
| Betsy Barros | New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Second Judicial Department (2014– ) | New York | active |
| Alfonso Martin Bazan | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1980–2000) | California | deceased |
| Consuelo Bedoya-Witt | Circuit Court of Cook County (1988–2008) | Illinois | retired |
| James Beene | Arizona Supreme Court (2019– ) | Arizona | active |
| Marissa A. Bejarano | San Diego County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
| Jose R. Benavides | Kern County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active |
| Wilfredo Benitez | Bloomfield Municipal Court (2017– ) | New Jersey | active |
| Marielsa A. Bernard | Montgomery County Circuit Court (2002– ) | Maryland | active |
| James Blancarte | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2006–2018; Judge: 2018– ) | California | active |
| Alicia Yoko Blanco | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2015–2020: Judge: 2020– ) | California | active |
| Arthur Bocanegra | San Mateo County Superior Court (2002– ) | California | active |
| Suzanne Bolanos | San Francisco County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active |
| Armando O. Bonilla | United States Court of Federal Claims (2022– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
| David W. Bonilla | Sacramento County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
| Hugo R. Borja | San Mateo County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2006– ) | California | active |
| Ernest Borunda | San Diego Superior Court (1998–2000) | California | retired |
| Ana M. Bravo | Sacramento County Superior Court (Commissioner: appt. 2006) | California | inactive |
| Francisco P. Briseño | Orange County Superior Court (1979–2014) | California | active |
| Dean Bucci | Paulding Judicial Circuit (2015– ) | Georgia | active |
| Maria M. Cabret | Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands (2006– ) | United States Virgin Islands | active |
| Barbara Canales | Nueces County Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
| Francisco Cancino | Administrative Law Judge [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR)] | California | active |
| Raoul G. Cantero III | Florida Supreme Court (2002–2008) | Florida | retired |
| Jane Cardoza | Fresno County Superior Court (1996– ) | California | active |
| Audrey Carrion | Eighth Circuit Court for Baltimore City (1999– ) | Maryland | active |
| John Carro | New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, (1979–1994) | New York | retired |
| Esther Castellanos | Sacramento County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1985–2007) | California | retired |
| Jose S. Castillo | San Diego County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active |
| Michele M. Castillo | Ventura County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active |
| Arturo Castro | Alameda County Superior Court (2015– ) | California | active |
| Federico Castro | Orange County Superior Court (1994–2014) | California | retired |
| Leonardo Castro | Second Judicial District in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2012– ) | Minnesota | active |
| Raúl Héctor Castro | Pima County Superior Court (1958–1964) | Arizona | deceased |
| Roy Cazares | San Diego Municipal Court (appt. 1982); San Diego Superior Court (ret. 2000) | California | retired |
| David Cerda | Illinois Court of Appeals (1989– ) | Illinois | active |
| Alicia R. Chacón | El Paso County Court (1990–1994) | Texas | lost reelection |
| Luz Elena D. Chapa | Texas Court of Appeals (2013– ) | Texas | active |
| Anita Lewis Chavez | City of Phoenix Court (Judge Pro Tem) | Arizona | deceased |
| Edward L. Chavez | New Mexico Supreme Court (2003–2018) | New Mexico | retired |
| Harriet Chavez | Maricopa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1991–2003; Judge: 2003–2014) | Arizona | retired |
| Victor E. Chavez | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1990–2020; Presiding Judge: 1999–2000) | California | deceased |
| Victoria M. Chavez | California 2nd District Court of Appeal (2005– ) | California | active |
| Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick | New York Court of Appeals (1994–2012) | New York | retired |
| Theresa M. Cisneros | Colorado Fourth Judicial District (1997–2019) | Colorado | retired |
| Brenda Claudio | 21st Judicial Circuit in Illinois (2021– ) | Illinois | active |
| Dori Contreras | Texas Court of Appeals (2003– ) | Texas | active |
| Joe W. Contreras | Arizona Court of Appeals (1979–1996) | Arizona | deceased |
| Matias R. Contreras | Imperial County Superior Court | California | retired |
| Rudolph Contreras | United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2016– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
| Carlos Cordova | Perrysburg Courts | Ohio | deceased |
| Ricardo Cordova | Stanislaus County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active |
| Natalia "Nata" Cornelio | Harris County District Court (2021– ) | Texas | active |
| Adolfo Corona | Fresno County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active |
| Maria Luz Corona | Lake County Domestic Relations Court | Indiana | active |
| Jaime R. Corral | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1979–1999) | California | retired |
| Geary D. Cortes | San Diego Superior Court (1994–2003) | California | retired |
| Sonia Cortes | Yolo County Superior Court (2015– ) | California | active |
| Annabelle G. Cortez | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2012– ) | California | active |
| Angel A. Cortiñas | Florida Third District Court of Appeal (2005– ) | Florida | active |
| Francisca Cota | Phoenix Municipal Court (1994– ) | Arizona | active |
| Raymond Cota | Imperial County Superior Court (ret. 2016) | California | retired |
| John D. Couriel | Supreme Court of Florida (2020– ) | Florida | active |
| Manuel Covarrubias | Ventura County Superior Court (2002– ) | California | active |
| Rene Cruz | Illinois 16th Circuit Court (2012– ) | Illinois | active |
| Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar | Supreme Court of California (2015–2021) | California | resigned |
| Yolanda L. Curtin | Harford County Circuit Court (2013– ) | Illinois | active |
| Uley Norris Damiani | Alexandria Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court (2009– ) | Virginia | active |
| Maria Davalos | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2016- ) | California | active |
| David Francisco De Alba | Sacramento County Superior Court (2001– ) | California | active |
| Michelle DeCasas | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020- ) | California | active |
| Thomas A. Delaney | Orange County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active |
| J. Antonio DelCampo | DeKalb County State Court (2002–2011) | Georgia | resigned |
| Armando De Leon | Maricopa County Superior Court (1983–1999) | Arizona | retired |
| Jessica Delgado | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
| Jo Ann Delgado | Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 of Harris County, Texas (2001– ) | Texas | active |
| Justine Del Muro | 16th Judicial Circuit (1993– ) | Missouri | active |
| Victor Del Pino | Montgomery County District Court (2019– ) | Maryland | active |
| Marisa Demeo | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2007– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
| Paul De Muniz | Oregon Supreme Court (2001–2013) | Oregon | retired |
| Thomas DeSantos | California Fifth District Court of Appeal (2018– ) | California | active |
| Enriqueta Diaz | Maverick County Court | Texas | retired |
| J. Michael Diaz | King County Superior Court (2018– ) | Washington | active |
| Joe Diaz | Georgia Northeastern Judicial Circuit (2015– ) | Georgia | active |
| Marta S. Diaz | San Mateo County Superior Court (1997–2019) | California | retired |
| Monica Diaz | Fresno County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active |
| Nelson Diaz | Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (1981–1993) | Pennsylvania | retired |
| Samuel Diaz, Jr. | Riverside County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active |
| Denise Dominguez | Civil Court of the City of New York (2013– ) | New York | active |
| E. Carlos Dominguez | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
| Louis F. Dominguez | Phoenix Municipal Court (appt. 1994); Surprise Municipal Court | Arizona | active |
| Leopoldo E. Dorado | Alameda County Superior Court (1998– ) | California | active |
| Angela M. Eaves | Maryland Court of Appeals (2022– ) | Maryland | active |
| Laura A. Echartea | Michigan 36th District Court (2011– ) | Michigan | active |
| Elma Salinas Ender | 341st Judicial District of Texas (1983–2012) | Texas | retired |
| Ana L. Escobar | General Sessions Court (Davidson County) (2018– ) | Tennessee | active |
| Veronica Escobar | El Paso County Court (Commissioner: 2006–2010; Judge: 2010–2017) | Texas | resigned |
| Carmen E. Espinosa | Connecticut Supreme Court (2013–2017) | Connecticut | retired |
| Peter P. Espinoza | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1997–2016) | California | retired |
| Margarita Esquiroz | Florida 11th Judicial Circuit Court (1979–2010) | Florida | deceased |
| Teresa Estrada-Mullaney | San Luis Obispo Superior Court (1991–2011) | California | retired |
| Alfonso Fernandez | Santa Clara County Superior Court (1998–2012) | California | retired |
| Kenneth J. Fernandez | Riverside County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active |
| Lloyd Fernandez | Arizona Court of Appeals (appt. 1985-1996) | Arizona | deceased |
| Manuel "Manny" Adam Fernandez | Thirty-Fourth Judicial District Court (2001–2013) | Louisiana | deceased |
| Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina | New Jersey Supreme Court (2013–2022) | New Jersey | retired |
| Nicholas Figueroa | Supreme Court of The State of New York | New York | retired |
| Raul Figueroa | Buffalo City Court (ret. 2001) | New York | retired |
| Francisco F. Firmat | Orange County Superior Court (1985–2013) | California | retired |
| Daniel A. Flores | San Francisco County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active |
| Joseph Flores | Lucas County Juvenile Court (1981–2003) | Ohio | retired |
| Rogelio R. Flores | Santa Barbara County Superior Court (1998–2018) | California | retired |
| Eduardo Fontanez Jr. | East Chicago City Court (2003– ) | Indiana | active |
| Jose Franco | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2015– ) | California | active |
| Veronica Galvan | King County Superior Court (2014– ) | Washington | active |
| Albert J. Garcia | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1993–2008) | California | retired |
| Alfredo Garcia | San Benito Municipal Court | Texas | deceased |
| Arthur A. Garcia | Santa Barbara County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1996–2003; Judge: 2003– ) | California | active |
| Carmen M. Garcia | Trenton Municipal Court (1998–2004) | New Jersey | resigned |
| David Garcia | Will County Court (2013– ) | Illinois | active |
| Denisse Garcia | Texas Court of Appeals (2020– ) | Texas | active |
| Luis Garcia | San Francisco Municipal Court (ended in 1982) | California | died in office |
| Lupe C. Garcia | Alameda County Superior Court (2016– ) | California | active |
| Marc A. Garcia | Merced County Superior Court (2007–2015) | California | resigned |
| Michael J. Garcia | New York Court of Appeals (2016– ) | New York | active |
| Michael T. Garcia | Sacramento County Superior Court (1989–2009) | California | retired |
| Patricia Garcia | San Diego County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active |
| Peter J. Garcia | 22nd Judicial District Court (1996–2020) | Louisiana | deceased |
| Richard "Rick" Garcia | Alaska Fourth Judicial District (2019– ) | Alaska | active |
| Sylvia Garcia | Harris County Commissioners Court (2003–2010) | Texas | lost reelection |
| Candice Garcia-Rodrigo | San Bernardino County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
| Donna G. Garza | San Bernardino County Superior Court (appt. 1998) | California | active |
| John C. Gastelum | Orange County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active |
| Loretta M. Giorgi | San Francisco County Superior Court (2006– ) | California | active |
| Mario A. Goderich | Industrial Claims Court (appt. 1975); Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court (appt. 1978); Florida Third Judicial Circuit Court (appt. 1990) | Florida | retired |
| Michael Gomez | Harris County District Court (2009– ) | Texas | active |
| Douglas "Doug" Gonzales | 1st Circuit Court of Appeal (1990–2002) | Louisiana | deceased |
| Gregory M. Gonzales | Clark County Superior Court | Washington | active |
| Alejandro R. González | 83rd Judicial District of the State of Texas (1984–1999); Appointed by Governor Mark White February 1, 1984; Resigned April 30, 1999 (Health) | Texas | deceased |
| Luis A. Gonzalez | New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department (2002–2018) | New York | retired |
| Luis A. Gonzalez | New York Supreme Court, 12th Judicial District (1992–2002); First Judicial Department (2002– ) | New York | active |
| Raul A. Gonzalez Jr. | Texas Supreme Court (1984–1998) | Texas | retired |
| Rene G. Gonzalez | Anchorage Superior Court (1984–2002) | Alaska | retired |
| Roberto Gonzalez | Providence Housing Court (2004– ) | Rhode Island | active |
| Steven González | Supreme Court of Washington (2012– ) | Washington | active |
| Charles Grabau | Massachusetts Superior Court (appt. 1985) | Massachusetts | retired |
| Donald Grajales | New York State Court of Claims | New York | deceased |
| Jennifer Johnson Grant | Lake Forest Park Municipal Court | Washington | active |
| Evelio M. Grillo | Alameda County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active |
| Amparo Monique Guerra | Texas First Court of Appeals (2020– ) | Texas | active |
| Amy K. Guerra | Fresno County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active |
| Teresa Guerrero-Daley | Santa Clara County Superior Court (appt. 2004) | California | deceased |
| Alfonso J. “Jess” González | Lucas County Common Pleas Court (2019– ) | Ohio | active |
| Louis Guirola Jr. | United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2019– ) | Mississippi; Washington, D.C. | active |
| Annie M. Gutierrez | Imperial County Superior Court (appt. 2002) | California | term ended |
| Arturo F. Gutierrez | Ventura County Superior Court (2002– ) | California | active |
| Carlos R. Gutierrez | Solano County Superior Court (2016– ) | California | active |
| Gilbert Gutierrez | Weld County District Court (1997–2010) | Colorado | retired |
| Hector E. Gutierrez | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active |
| Nancy Gutierrez | Hardeeville Municipal Court | South Carolina | active |
| Sergio Gutierrez | Idaho Court of Appeals (1993–2018) | Idaho | retired |
| Eva Guzman | Supreme Court of Texas (2009–2021) | Texas | resigned |
| Joseph Guzman | Maricopa Justice Courts (1991– ) | Arizona | active |
| Nanette Hasette | Nueces County District Court | Texas | active |
| Cecily C. Hazelrigg | Washington State Court of Appeals (2019– ) | Washington | active |
| Lisa S. Headley | New York City Civil Court, New York County (2015– ) | New York | active |
| Alex R. Hernandez Sr. | Calhoun County (1998-) Calhoun County Court at Law County Judge (1985-1989) | Texas | active |
| Aurora Chaides Hernandez | Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace (elec. 1994) | Texas | active |
| George C. Hernandez Jr. | Alameda County Superior Court (1996–2018) | California | retired |
| Helios Joe Hernandez | Superior Court of Riverside County (2001–2018) | California | retired |
| Todd Hernandez | 19th Judicial District Court (2001–2018) | Louisiana | retired |
| Federico Hernández Denton | Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (1985–2014) | Puerto Rico | retired |
| Deborah Hernandez-Mitchell | 18th Judicial District Court (2015– ) | Kansas | active |
| Benjamin P. Hernandez-Stern | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
| Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Court (2018– ) | Texas | active |
| Leticia Hinojosa | Texas Court of Appeals (2016– ) | Texas | active |
| Richard A. Ibanez | Los Angeles County Superior Court (appt. 1995) | California | deceased |
| Lillian Vega Jacobs | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active |
| Augustin R. Jimenez | Sacramento County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
| Pedro Jimenez | Vicinage 7 Superior Court (2008–2016) | New Jersey | resigned |
| Michael W. Jones | Placer County Superior Court (2012– ) | California | active |
| Norma Guzman Kauzlarich | Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court (2014– ) | Illinois | active |
| Ellie Kerstetter | Jefferson County Family Court (2020– ) | Kentucky | active |
| Robbie Partida-Kipness | Texas Court of Appeals (2018– ) | Texas | active |
| Erick Kolthoff | Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (2009– ) | Puerto Rico | active |
| Maria Korvick | Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court (1981–2019) | Florida | retired |
| Vanessa Kosky | City of Doraville Municipal Court (2020– ) | Georgia | active |
| Jorge Labarga | Florida Supreme Court (2009–2018) | Florida | retired |
| Carlos Flores Laboy | Prince William County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (2020– ) | Virginia | active |
| Danilo "Danny" Lacayo | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
| Luis A. Lavin | Los Angeles Superior Court; California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District (2015– ) | California | active |
| Robert W. Lee | Broward County Circuit Court (1997– ) | Florida | active |
| Monica Lepe-Negrete | Imperial County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active |
| Nora Longoria | Texas Court of Appeals (2012– ) | Texas | active |
| Roberto Longoria | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2011– ) | California | active |
| Daniel S. Lopez | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1994–2014) | California | retired |
| Daniel T. Lopez | Arlington General District Court (2019– ) | Virginia | active |
| Gloria E. López | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
| John Lopez IV | Arizona Supreme Court (2016– ) | Arizona | active |
| Maria Lopez | Massachusetts Superior Court (1993–2003) | Massachusetts | resigned |
| Rogelio "Roger" Lopez, Jr. | Precinct 4 (Bexar County) | Texas | active |
| Sandra Lopez | Salem County Superior Court (2015– ) | New Jersey | active |
| Cassandra Lopez-Shaw | Snohomish County Superior Court | Washington | deceased |
| Margarita Lopez-Torres | Kings County Surrogate's Court (2006– ) | New York | active |
| Hugo J. Loza | Tulare County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1995–2015; Judge: 2015– ) | California | active |
| Katherine L. Lucero | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2001– ) | California | active |
| Sharon A. Lueras | Sacramento County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active |
| Carolina Lugo | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active |
| Eugene D. Lujan | Supreme Court of New Mexico (1945–1959) | New Mexico | deceased |
| Elizabeth Macias | Orange County Superior Court (2012– ) | California | active |
| Richard A. Macias | 18th Judicial District Court (2017– ) | Kansas | active |
| Patricia A. Madrid | New Mexico District Court (appt. 1978-1998?) Attorney General of New Mexico (1999-2006) | New Mexico | sought for different office |
| Petra Jimenez Maes | New Mexico Supreme Court (1998–2018) | New Mexico | retired |
| Nelida Malave-Gonzales | Bronx County Surrogate's Court (2012– ) | New York | active |
| Albert Maldonado | Monterey County Superior Court (1995–2017) | California | retired |
| Sallie Manzanet-Daniels | New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department (2009– ) | New York | active |
| Jose D.L. Marquez | Colorado Court of Appeals (1988–2008) | Colorado | retired |
| Leonard E. Marquez | Contra Costa County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active |
| Miguel Márquez | California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District (2012– ) | California | active |
| Monica Marquez | Colorado Supreme Court (2010– ) | Colorado | active |
| Raquel Marquez-Britsch | Riverside County Superior Court (2012– ) | California | active |
| Alex J. Martinez | Supreme Court of Colorado (1996–2011) | Colorado | resigned |
| Ana Martinez | Harris County District Court (2021– ) | Texas | active |
| Ana Maria Martinez | DeKalb State Court (2022– ) | Georgia | active |
| Cira Martinez | Bronx Family Court (c. 1992-1999) | New York | deceased |
| Michael Martinez | Michigan 50th District Court (2003– ) | Michigan | active |
| Rebeca Martinez | Texas Court of Appeals (2013– ) | Texas | active |
| Robert Anthony "Tony" Martinez | 29th Judicial District Court (2019– ) | Kansas | active |
| Robert M. Martinez | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1985–2018) | California | active |
| Stefanie Martinez | Nebraska 2nd Judicial District County Court (2013– ) | Nebraska | active |
| Rafael Martínez Torres | Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (2009– ) | Puerto Rico | active |
| Debra Ibarra Mayfield | Harris County Civil Court-at-Law No. 1 (2011– ) | Texas | active |
| David M. Medina | Supreme Court of Texas (2004–2012) | Texas | term ended |
| Sam Medina | Texas 237th State District Court (res. 2009) | Texas | resigned |
| Vivian L. Medinilla | Superior Court of Delaware (2013– ) | Delaware | active |
| Rita Mella | New York County Surrogate's Court (2012– ) | New York | active |
| Manuel J. Mendez | New York State Supreme Court, New York County (2013– ) | New York | active |
| John F. Mendoza | Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court | Nevada | deceased |
| Patricia Mendoza | Cook Judicial Circuit Court | Illinois | active |
| Juan Merchan | New York Court of Claims (2009–2018) | New York | active |
| Alberto Miera | Ramsey Court Court (appt. 1983) | Minnesota | suspended |
| Myrna Milan | Newark Municipal Court (1988-1992) | New Jersey | resigned |
| Marilyn Milian | Florida Circuit Court (appt. 1999) | Florida | retired |
| Raymond Mireles | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1987–2003) | California | retired |
| Teresa Molina | Cook Judicial Circuit Court (2019– ) | Illinois | active |
| Enrique Monguia | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active |
| Adan Montalban | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active |
| Franklin S. Montero | Bergenfield Municipal Court (2020– ) | New Jersey | active |
| Richard Montes | Los Angeles County Superior Court (appt. 1976) | California | retired |
| Anna Montoya-Paez | Santa Cruz County Superior Court | Arizona | active |
| Maricela Moore | 162nd Judicial District Court of Dallas County | Texas | active |
| Nilda Morales-Horowitz | New York State Supreme Court, Westchester County (2001– ) | New York | active |
| Emily Morales-Minerva | New York City Civil Court, New York County (2017– ) | New York | active |
| Armando Moreno | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: appt. 1992) | California | retired |
| Carlos R. Moreno | Supreme Court of California (2001–2011) | California | retired |
| Daniel C. Moreno | Hennepin County District Court (2006– ) | Minnesota | active |
| Barbara Rodriguez Mundell | Maricopa County Superior Court (2001–2010) | Arizona | retired |
| Carlos G. Muñiz | Supreme Court of Florida (2019– ) | Florida | active |
| Frances Munoz | Orange County Harbor Judicial District (appt. 1978) | California | retired |
| Gregory Munoz | Orange County Superior Court (1999–2014) | California | retired |
| Tiana J. Murillo | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2022– ) | California | active |
| Richard E. Naranjo | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002- ) | California | active |
| Rene Navarro | Santa Clara County Municipal Court (1986–1994); Santa Clara County Superior Court (1994–2014) | California | retired |
| Miriam Naveira | Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (1985–2004) | Puerto Rico | retired |
| Pam Nogueira | Thurston County Superior Court (Commissioner) | Washington | active |
| Emilio Nunez | Supreme Court, First Appellate Department (1962–1977) | New York | deceased |
| Gustalo Nunez | Lorain Municipal Court | Ohio | retired |
| Ralph Nunez | Fresno County Superior Court (1983–2005) | California | retired |
| Tarlika Nunez-Navarro | Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (2018– ) | Florida | active |
| Ramon Ocasio III | Circuit Court of Cook County (2007– ) | Illinois | active |
| Frank Ochoa | Santa Barbara County Superior Court (1995– ) | California | active |
| Gloria Ochoa-Bruck | Spokane Municipal Court | Washington | active |
| Luis "Lou" Olivera | North Carolina Twelfth Judicial District (2012– ) | North Carolina | active |
| Gary R. Orozco | Fresno County Superior Court (2001– ) | California | active |
| Patricia Orozco | Arizona Court of Appeals (2004–2016) | Arizona | retired |
| Richard Orozco | Orange County Municipal Court | California | retired |
| Yolanda Orozco | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active |
| Darleen Ortega | Oregon Court of Appeals (2003– ) | Oregon | active |
| Ella Ortiz | Napa County Superior Court (2013– ) | California | active |
| Jorge Ortiz | Illinois Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (2016– ) | Illinois | active |
| Joseph T. Ortiz | San Bernardino County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active |
| Susana Ortiz | Cook Judicial Circuit Court (2016– ) | Illinois | active |
| Carmen Otero | King County Superior Court (1980–1995) | Washington | active |
| Rafael A. Ovalles | Rhode Island District Court (2005–2017) | Rhode Island | resigned |
| Maria L. Oxholm | U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Michigan | active |
| Mildred Pabón | Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (2009– ) | Puerto Rico | active |
| Richard A. Pacheco | Orange County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2001–2016; Judge: 2016– ) | California | active |
| Frances M. Palacios | Utah Third Judicial District Court (Commissioner: appt. 1992) | Utah | active |
| Patrick K. Palacios | San Benito County Superior Court (2022– ) | California | active |
| Sandra T. Parga | Illinois 16th Circuit Court (2017– ) | Illinois | active |
| Robbie Partida-Kipness | Texas Court of Appeals (2018– ) | Texas | active |
| Steve Pazzo | Rogers County District Court (2010– ) | Oklahoma | active |
| Rosendo Pena | California Fifth District Court of Appeal (2012– ) | California | active |
| André M. Peñalver | Pierce County Superior Court | Washington | active |
| Bianka Perez | New York City Civil Court, Bronx County (2016– ) | New York | active |
| David D. Perez Jr. | Los Angeles County Superior Court (appt. 1985) | California | retired |
| Jaime "James" O. Perez | Orange County Superior Court (1975–1987) | California | deceased |
| Joe T. Perez | Orange County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2007–2010; Judge: 2010– ) | California | active |
| Mario Perez | North Carolina 3A Judicial District (2018– ) | North Carolina | active |
| Michael “Mike” E. Perez | Superior Court of Orange County (2018– ) | California | active |
| Rachel L. Pickering | Kansas Court of Appeals (2022– ) | Kansas | active |
| Diccia T. Pineda-Kirwan | Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (2009– ) | New York | active |
| Edmund Ponce de Leon | Circuit Court of Cook County (1996–2016) | Illinois | retired |
| Joseph Porras | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2012– ) | California | active |
| Richard W. Postma, Jr. | Alaska District Courts (2007–2010) | Alaska | lost reelection |
| Victoria Pratt | Newark Municipal Court | New York | active |
| Stephen Pulido | Alameda County Superior Court (2006– ) | California | active |
| Cesar Quinones | New York Supreme Court, Criminal Division (1987–1995) | New York | active |
| Connie Quinones | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2013– ) | California | active |
| Thomas Quinones | Yonkers City Court (2016– ) | New York | active |
| Gilbert Ramirez | New York State Supreme Court | New York | retired |
| Juan Ramirez Jr. | Florida Third District Court of Appeal (2000–2012) | Florida | retired |
| Leticia Ramirez | Civil Court of the City of New York (2011– ) | New York | active |
| Manuel A. Ramirez | California Court of Appeal (1990– ) | California | active |
| Nancy Ramirez | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017- ) | California | active |
| Norma Villarreal Ramirez | Zapata County Court (elec. 1994) | Texas | resigned or lost reelection |
| Ralph M. Ramirez | Waukesha County Circuit Court (1999– ) | Wisconsin | active |
| Victor Ramirez | San Diego Superior Court (1998–2003) | California | retired |
| Hector Ramon | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2006– ) | California | active |
| Sandra G. Ramos | Cook Judicial Circuit Court (2010– ) | Illinois | active |
| Preciliano Recendez | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1991–2005) | California | deceased |
| Jesse Reyes | Illinois Court of Appeals (2013– ) | Illinois | active |
| Peter Reyes Jr. | Minnesota Court of Appeals (2014– ) | Minnesota | active |
| Renee C. Reyna | San Mateo County Superior Court (2021–) | California | active |
| Cruz Reynoso | Supreme Court of California (1982–1987) | California | retired |
| Clara Rigmaiden | Lane County Circuit Court (2013– ) | Oregon | active |
| Dorothy Comstock Riley | Michigan Supreme Court (1982–1983; 1985–1997) | Michigan | deceased |
| Cheryl Rios (Kingfisher) | Third Judicial District (2008– ) | Kansas | active |
| Dora M. Rios | Solano County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active |
| Irene Rios | Texas Court of Appeals (2016– ) | Texas | active |
| Jaime Rios | New York Supreme Court for Queens County (ret. 2013) | New York | retired |
| Veronica Rivas-Molloy | Texas Court of Appeals (First District) (2020– ) | Texas | active |
| Itsia Rivera | Lake County Domestic Relations Court | Indiana | active |
| Jenny Rivera | New York Court of Appeals (2013– ) | New York | active |
| Maria Rivera | California 1st Appellate District (2002–2018) | California | retired |
| Richard Rivera | Albany County Court (2015– ) | New York | active |
| Walter Rivera | New York State Court of Claims (2017 - ) | New York | active |
| Edgardo Rivera García | Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (2010– ) | Puerto Rico | active |
| Francis M. Robles | Hillsborough Circuit Court (d. 1933) | Florida | died in office |
| Armando Rodriguez | Fresno County Superior Court (1978–1995) | California | deceased |
| Armando Rodriguez | Precinct 6 (Harris County) (1973–2018) | Texas | retired |
| Angela Rodriguez | Precinct 6 (Harris County) (2018– ) | Texas | active |
| Elizabet Rodriguez | Kern County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
| Fiordaliza A. Rodriguez | New York City Family Court, Bronx County (2015– ) | New York | active |
| Jesus A. Rodriguez | Butte County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active |
| Julia Rodriguez | New York State Supreme Court, Bronx County (2013– ) | New York | active |
| Lina Rodriquez | Pima County Superior Court (1984–2004) | Arizona | retired |
| Liza A. Rodriguez | Texas Court of Appeals (2018– ) | Texas | active |
| Luis A. Rodriguez | Orange County Superior Court (1994–2014) | California | retired |
| Maite Oronoz Rodríguez | Puerto Rico Supreme Court (2014– ) | Puerto Rico | active |
| Norma Rodriguez | Benton-Franklin Superior Court (2022– ) | Washington | active |
| Raymond Rodriguez | New York City Criminal Court (appt. 2013) | New York | active |
| Victor A. Rodriguez | California 1st Appellate District (2021– ) | California | active |
| Yvonne T. Rodriguez | Texas Court of Appeals (2012– ) | Texas | active |
| Sonia Rodriguez-True | Yakima County Superior Court (Commissioner) | Washington | active |
| Paul Roetman | Alaska Second District Superior Court (2010– ) | Alaska | active |
| Marco A. Roldan | Jackson County Circuit Court (1999– ) | Missouri | active |
| Gilbert Roman | Colorado Court of Appeals (2005– ; Chief Judge: 2021– ) | Colorado | active |
| Jaime Roman | Sacramento County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active |
| Mary Roman | Texas District 175 (1993–2016); Bexar County Court of Law (2018– ) | Texas | active |
| Enrique Romero | Los Angeles County Superior Court (ret. 1999) | California | deceased |
| Richard Romero | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1989– ) | California | active |
| Llinét Beltré Rosado | New York State Supreme Court, Bronx County (2012– ) | New York | active |
| Diana Rosario | Cook Judicial Circuit Court (2014– ) | Illinois | active |
| Luis Rovira | Colorado Supreme Court (1979–1995) | Colorado | retired |
| Maria Ruhl | Florida 12th Judicial Circuit (2019– ) | Florida | active |
| Vanessa Ruiz | District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1994– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
| Dennis G. Saab | State Bar of California Court (2019– ) | California | active |
| John S. Salazar | Santa Cruz County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1998–2000; Judge: 2000–2022) | California | retired |
| Fidel Salcedo | Reno Justice Court | Nevada | retired? |
| Gregory H. Saldivar | Santa Clara County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1998– ) | California | active |
| Hector Sanchez | Sixth Judicial District Criminal Court (2022– ) | Tennessee | active |
| Maurice Sanchez | California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District (2022– ) | California | active |
| Robert E. Sanchez DuFour | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active |
| Gerardo Sandoval | San Francisco County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active |
| Robert J. Sandoval | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2001–2006) | California | deceased |
| Irma Vidal Santaella | New York Supreme Court (appt. 1983) | New York | deceased |
| Ray A. Santana | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008–2021) | California | retired |
| Beatrice Santiago | Cook Judicial Circuit Court | Illinois | active |
| Virna L. Santos | Fresno County Superior Court (2022– ) | California | active |
| Salvador Sarmiento | Orange County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1997–2003; Judge: 2003– ) | California | active |
| Valeriano Saucedo | Tulare County Superior Court (2001–2015) | California | removed |
| Nathan R. Scott | Orange County Superior Court (2012– ) | California | active |
| Daniel Segura | San Diego County Superior Court (2021–) | California | active |
| Robert Segura | New Iberia City Court (ret. 2014) | Louisiana | retired |
| Clarissa Silva | Texas Court of Appeals (2021– ) | Texas | active |
| Phillip A. Silva | Fresno County Superior Court (appt. 1998) | California | retired |
| Rafael A. Sivilla-Jones | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2021–) | California | active |
| Bertila Soto | Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2002– ) | Florida | active |
| Faviola A. Soto | New York State Court of Claims (2006– ) | New York | active |
| José A. Suarez | Connecticut Appellate Court (2020– ) | Connecticut | active |
| J. Matias Tafoya | Phoenix Municipal Court (1984–2003); Presiding City Magistrate (2003– ) | Arizona | active |
| Robert S. Tafoya | Kern County Superior Court (2002– ) | California | active |
| David Talamante | Maricopa County Superior Court (1999–2019) | Arizona | retired |
| Mark Talamantes | Marin County Superior Court (2012– ) | California | active |
| Sergio C. Tapia II | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2013– ) | California | active |
| Charles Tejada | New York State Supreme Court (1987–1995) | New York | deceased |
| Jaime Eduardo Tijerina | Texas Court of Appeals (2019– ) | Texas | active |
| Edward A. Torpoco | San Francisco County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active |
| Leonard Torrealba | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active |
| Analisa Torres | New York Supreme Court (2004–2013) | New York | active |
| Edwin Torres | New York State Supreme Court (1980–2008) | New York | active |
| Frank Torres | Supreme Court of the State of New York (1986–2001) | New York | deceased |
| Isidore Torres | Wayne County court system | Michigan | deceased |
| Yolanda V. Torres | Orange County Superior Court (2022– ) | California | active |
| Martín Travieso | Puerto Rico Supreme Court (1936–1948) | Puerto Rico | active |
| Delia Trevino | Alameda County Superior Court (2015– ) | California | active |
| Emily Garcia Uhrig | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active |
| Juan Ulloa | Imperial County Superior Court (1995– ) | California | active |
| Ricardo M. Urbina | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (1981–1994) | Washington, D.C. | retired |
| Franklin U. Valderrama | Circuit Court of Cook County (2007–2020) | Illinois | active |
| Andrew Valdez | Utah Third District Juvenile Court (1993– ) | Utah | active |
| Jesus Valencia, Jr. | Santa Clara County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2006–2009; Judge: 2009– ) | California | active |
| Lori I. Valenzuela | Texas Court of Appeals (2021– ) | Texas | active |
| Vanessa W. Vallarta | Monterey County Superior Court (2013– ) | California | active |
| Fernando Valle | Orange County Superior Court (2022– ) | California | active |
| Carlos Varela | San Diego County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active |
| Julie J. Vargas | New Mexico Supreme Court (2021– ) | New Mexico | active |
| Luis R. Vargas | San Diego Superior Court (ret. 2012) | California | retired |
| Carlos E. Vazquez | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active |
| Emily Vasquez | Sacramento County Superior Court (2001– ) | California | active |
| Juan F. Vasquez | United States Tax Court (1995– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
| Salvador Vasquez | Lake County Criminal Court (2003– ) | Indiana | active |
| Maria S. Vazquez-Doles | Supreme Court 9th Judicial District (2013– ) | New York | active |
| Louie Vega | Kern County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1998–2008; Judge: 2008– ) | California | active |
| Valorie Vega | Eighth Judicial District Court (1999–2015) | Nevada | retired |
| Bernardo P. Velasco | Pima County Superior Court (1985–2000) | Arizona | active |
| David Velasquez | Orange County Superior Court (1990–2011) | California | active |
| Bernard Veljacic | Washington State Court of Appeals (2020– ) | Washington | active |
| Lourdes M. Ventura | New York State Supreme Court (2020–); | New York | active |
| Hernán D. Vera | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020–2023) | California | active |
| Yvette Verastegui | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active |
| Maria Del Mar Verdin | Maricopa County Superior Court (1999–2014) | Arizona | retired |
| Ruben A. Villalobos | Stanislaus County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active |
| Jesse Villalpando | Lake Superior Court (2000–2018) | Indiana | retired |
| Jose A. Villanueva | Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas (1988–2016) | Ohio | retired |
| Xapuri Villapudua | San Joaquin County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active |
| Luis M. Villarreal | Solano County Superior Court (1982–2005) | California | deceased |
| Lydia M. Villarreal | Monterey County Superior Court (2001– ) | California | active |
| Stephen Villarreal | Pima County Superior Court (1998– ) | Arizona | active |
| Victor Villarreal | Webb County Commissioners Court (2017– ) | Texas | active |
| Helen Voutsinas | New York State Supreme Court (2018– ) | New York | active |
| Dalila Argaez Wendlandt | Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2020– ) | Massachusetts | active |
| Omar A. Williams | Connecticut Superior Court (2016–2021) | Connecticut | active |
| Maria Elena Wood | Riverside County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
| Linda Reyna Yanez | Texas Court of Appeals (1993–2010) | Texas | retired |
| Gloria G. Ybarra | Maricopa County Superior Court (1977–1991) | Arizona | resigned |
| Joseph A. Zayas | New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (2016– ) | New York | active |
| Marilyn Zayas-Davis | First District Court of Appeals (2016– ) | Ohio | active |
| Carrie A. Zepeda | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active |
| Barbara Zuñiga | Contra Costa County Superior Court (1994–2014) | California | retired |
Other topics of interest
- List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States
- List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
- List of African-American jurists
- List of Asian American jurists
- List of Jewish American jurists
- List of LGBT jurists in the United States
- List of Native American jurists
See also
- Benjamin N. Cardozo, United States Supreme Court justice of Portuguese-Jewish descent