Martinez (born December 11, 1965) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico from 2014 to 2017.Martinez received his Bachelor of Arts in both Economics and Political Science at the University of New Mexico in 1989.
In 1992 he earned his Juris Doctor and 1993 his Master of Business Administration, all at UNM.
From 1993 to 1996 Martinez worked as Legislative Assistant to Senator Jeff Bingaman and in 1999 he worked as Legislative Director for Senator Tom Udall.
Martinez began working for the US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico in the Las Cruces Branch Office in 2000.
He transferred to the Albuquerque office in 2005 where he worked as First Assistant US Attorney and Supervisor of the Organized Crime and Gangs section.Martinez was appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2013 and unanimously confirmed in the US Senate in 2014.
Damon Martinez stepped down from his office as US Attorney for the District of New Mexico at the request of Attorney General Jeff Sessions on March 11, 2017.
Martinez was one of 40 US Attorneys asked to resign amid President Trump’s transition to power.