Mr. Casey Martinez is the 2015 recipient of the J. Evans Rose, Jr. Prize for Public Service. Casey's career in public service began in High School as a camp counselor volunteer for at-risk Latino youth. After graduating college, he continued in this path working with at-risk youth as a Peace Corps. volunteer in Costa Rica. During Law School he interned exclusively with public interest organizations, and worked in the Immigration Law Clinic representing low-income individuals in immigration proceedings. Casey has accepted a post-graduation position with the U.S. Department of Justice through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. He will serve as an attorney for the Executive Office of Immigration Review in the U.S. Immigration Court in Las Vegas, N.V.
Congratulations, Casey!