José Jesús Martínez III is an associate in the Litigation Department and a member of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group and the Intellectual Property Litigation Group. He represents individuals and corporations in civil, criminal, and regulatory enforcement matters.

Mr. Martínez joined Debevoise in 2021. From 2024 to 2025, he clerked for the Hon. Andrew L. Carter, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He received a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2021, where he was a James Kent Scholar, a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and a forum editor for the Columbia Law Review. He received a B.A. with general honors from the University of Chicago in 2015.

Mr. Martínez is the author of “The Impact of Pretrial Detention on Immigration Proceedings: An Empirical Analysis,” 121 Columbia Law Review 1517 (2021). He is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Portuguese.

Mr. Martínez is a member of the Bar of the State of New York and is admitted to appear before the Eastern District of New York. He is a member of the Federal Courts Committee of the New York City Bar Association.