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March 05, 2021

Passing of Past NCSTJ Chair Hon. Annette Scieszinski and past FTJ Chair Hon. Phil Martinez

Hon. Annette Scieszinski

We regret to inform you that former National Conference of State Trial Judges Chair Judge Annette Scieszinski passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021. Judge Scieszinski served as an Iowa District Court Judge of the Eight Judicial District, Sub-District 8A, for 20 years before retiring, and she worked as a Senior Judge for three years. Her full obituary may be viewed here.

Hon. Philip R. Martinez

We regret to inform you that former National Conference of Federal Trial Judges Chair Judge Philip R. Martinez passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021. Judge Martinez was elected Judge of El Paso County Court at Law #1 in 1990, and subsequently was appointed and re-elected to the 327th Judicial District Court. In 2001, Judge Martinez was nominated by President George W. Bush to the United States District Court bench in the El Paso Division of the Western District of Texas, receiving his commission on February 12, 2002.

Judge Martinez's full obituary may be viewed here.