--- title: "Margaret Irene Strickland | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margaret-i-strickland" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Margaret Irene Strickland U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico - State: New Mexico - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - American attorney and United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021 - 2011–2021: Partner at McGraw & Strickland LLC, Las Cruces, NM - Trial lawyer, Law Office of the Public Defender, State of New Mexico, 2006-2011 ### Education - New York University School of Law — J.D. (2006) - B.A. — University of Texas at El Paso — 2003 ### Additional information - Private practice, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 2011-2021 - Born 1980 in Denton, Texas. - Date of birth: 1980-05-24 - She has been active in both public defense and private criminal defense practice before joining the federal bench - Strickland’s appointment was notable for its close Senate vote, reflecting bipartisan support despite partisan divisions - Birth place: Denton ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### courtroom technology Scope: judge specific Judge-specific source Evidence excerpt: (6) Parties should notify the Court at least two weeks in advance of trial if they require audio-visual or other special equipment. If parties are unfamiliar with the operation of courtroom technology, they shall make arrangements with my Court Room Deputy, Jessica Chavez at (575) 528-1683, to schedule a time to test and run the… [Standing%20Order%20Re%20Deadlines%20for%20Criminal%20Trials%20with%20Appendices%20%28UPDATED%202.2.2026%29.pdf](https://www.nmd.uscourts.gov/sites/nmd/files/Standing%20Order%20Re%20Deadlines%20for%20Criminal%20Trials%20with%20Appendices%20%28UPDATED%202.2.2026%29.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10376616) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10376616) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10376616) - [Standing%20Order%20Re%20Deadlines%20for%20Criminal%20Trials%20with%20Appendices%20%28UPDATED%202.2.2026%29.pdf](https://www.nmd.uscourts.gov/sites/nmd/files/Standing%20Order%20Re%20Deadlines%20for%20Criminal%20Trials%20with%20Appendices%20%28UPDATED%202.2.2026%29.pdf) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [Judge Margaret Irene Strickland](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10376616) - [Wikidata: Margaret Irene Strickland](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106418896) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margaret-i-strickland", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margaret-i-strickland", "name": "Margaret Irene Strickland | KnowJudges", "description": "Margaret Irene Strickland, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.