United States federal district court of New Mexico
Appeals to | Tenth Circuit |
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Established | June 20, 1910 |
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Judges | 7 |
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Chief Judge | William P. Johnson |
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Officers of the court |
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U.S. Attorney | Alexander M.M. Uballez |
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U.S. Marshal | Sonya K. Chavez |
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www.nmd.uscourts.gov |
The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (in case citations, D.N.M.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of New Mexico. Court is held in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe.
Appeals from the District of New Mexico are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The United States attorney is Alexander M.M. Uballez since May 24, 2022.[1]
Current judges
As of October 27, 2023[update]:
Former judges
Chief judges
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
Succession of seats
| Seat 2 | Seat established on September 14, 1922 by 42 Stat. 837 (temporary) | Phillips | 1923–1929 | Seat abolished on April 29, 1929 (temporary judgeship expired) | | Seat 3 | Seat established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8 (temporary) | Seat made permanent on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 | Rogers | 1954–1964 | Bratton | 1964–1987 | Parker | 1987–2003 | Herrera | 2004–2019 | Garcia | 2023–present | | | |
Seat 5 | Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 | Burciaga | 1979–1994 | Black | 1995–2012 | Gonzales | 2013–present | | Seat 6 | Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 | Hansen | 1992–2003 | Browning | 2003–present | | Seat 7 | Seat established on December 21, 2000 by 114 Stat. 2762 | Armijo | 2001–2018 | Riggs | 2019–present | | Seat 8 | Seat established on November 2, 2002 by 116 Stat. 1758 (temporary) | Brack | 2003–2018 | Strickland | 2021–present | | |
List of U.S. attorneys
See also
References
- ^ "Alexander M.M. Uballez Sworn in as United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico". United States Department of Justice. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
External links
- United States District Court for the District of New Mexico Official Website
- United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico Official Website
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