List of justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court

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Following is a list of justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court :

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Current justices

JusticeBornPolitical partyTenure beganTerm ends [lower-alpha 1] ChiefAppointing governorLaw school
C. Shannon Bacon, Chief Justice1971or1972(age 51–52) [1] DemocraticFebruary 4, 201920262022–present Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) Creighton
Michael E. Vigil May 23, 1951 (age 72)DemocraticJanuary 1, 201920252020–2022n/a Georgetown
David K. Thomson 1968or1969(age 54–55) [1] DemocraticFebruary 4, 20192026 Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) Denver
Julie J. Vargas 1968or1969(age 54–55)DemocraticJanuary 25, 20212022 Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) New Mexico
Briana Zamora 1973or1974(age 49–50)DemocraticAugust 9, 20212022 Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) New Mexico
  1. Terms end on December 31.

Source: Justices of the Supreme Court - State of New Mexico , retrieved March 31, 2016.

Former justices

JusticeBegan
service
Ended
service
Notes
Joseph F. Baca January 1, 1989July 31, 2002
Richmond P. Barnes September 25, 1922November 7, 1922Defeated for reelection.
Howard L. Bickley January 1, 1925March 4, 1947Died in office.
Richard C. Bosson January 1, 2003October 30, 2015Retired.
Clarence M. Botts December 26, 1922December 31, 1924Not nominated for reelection.
Sam G. Bratton January 1, 1923September 16, 1924Resigned.
Charles R. Brice January 1, 1935December 31, 1950Retired.
David W. Carmody January 1, 1959April 30, 1969Retired.
Charles C. Catron March 15, 1929December 31, 1930Not nominated for reelection.
David Chávez January 11, 1960December 31, 1968Retired.
Edward L. Chávez March 7, 2003March 9, 2018Appointed by Governor Richardson January 1, 2003 (sworn in March 7) to complete Gene E. Franchini's term ending December 31, 2006; elected in 2004; won retention in 2006; won retention in 2014. Retired March 2018.
James C. Compton April 1, 1947December 31, 1972Retired after he lost his 1972 primary election.
Henry G. Coors January 1, 1951July 8, 1953Retired.
Charles W. Daniels January 1, 2007December 31, 2018Retired.
Stephen B. Davis Jr. November 1, 1921September 25, 1922Resigned.
Mack Easley July 1, 1976September 30, 1982Retired.
William R. Federici April 15, 1977December 31, 1986Retired.
Edwin L. Felter August 16, 1979December 31, 1980Retired.
Tomlinson Fort September 19, 1924December 31, 1924Not nominated for reelection.
Gene E. Franchini November 30, 1990December 31, 2002Term ended.
Stanley F. Frost November 8, 1991May 31, 1996Retired.
Richard H. Hanna January 10, 1912November 7, 1918Defeated for reelection.
Andrew H. Hudspeth January 1, 1931
April 1, 1946
December 31, 1938
December 31, 1946
Not nominated for reelection.
Term ended.
Paul J. Kennedy September 13, 2002December 20, 2002Resigned.
Henry A. Kiker December 16, 1954March 25, 1958Died.
Charles B. Larrabee July 11, 1989November 7, 1989Resigned.
Eugene D. Lujan January 1, 1945December 31, 1959Retired.
Thomas J. Mabry January 1, 1939March 28, 1946Resigned.
Petra Jimenez Maes January 1, 1998December 31, 2018Retired.
Joe L. Martínez January 1, 1973July 23, 1975Resigned.
James C. McGhee January 1, 1947August 1, 1960Retired.
Thomas F. McKenna April 6, 1970December 31, 1970Defeated in primary.
Dan A. McKinnon III July 15, 1996
April 21, 1997
December 6, 1996
December 6, 1998
Resigned after defeat for reelection.
Resigned after failing to be renominated in primary.
John B. McManus Jr. January 1, 1971July 6, 1979Died in office.
Pamela B. Minzner December 2, 1994August 31, 2007Died in office.
Irwin S. Moise May 16, 1959March 31, 1970Retired.
Seth D. Montgomery September 5, 1989October 27, 1994Resigned.
Samuel Z. Montoya July 1, 1971December 31, 1976Retired.
Judith Nakamura December 11, 2015December 1, 2020Retired.
Tom W. Neal November 15, 1932December 31, 1932Served brief appointment.
Merrill E. Noble August 1, 1960November 13, 1969Died in office.
LaFel E. Oman January 1, 1971March 31, 1977Retired.
Frank W. Parker January 10, 1912August 3, 1932Died in office.
H. Vern Payne January 1, 1977December 1, 1983Retired.
Richard E. Ransom January 1, 1987February 7, 1997Retired.
Herbert F. Raynolds January 1, 1919December 26, 1922Resigned.
William F. Riordan January 1, 1981December 31, 1986Term ended.
Clarence J. Roberts January 10, 1912January 21, 1921Resigned.
Daniel K. Sadler January 1, 1931May 15, 1959Retired.
Tony Scarborough January 1, 1987July 5, 1989Resigned.
Patricio M. Serna December 5, 1996August 31, 2012Retired.
Augustus T. Seymour July 8, 1953December 15, 1954Retired after defeat for reelection.
W. Morris Shillinglaw April 7, 1958January 1, 1959Defeated.
John F. Simms Sr. March 15, 1929December 31, 1930Not nominated for reelection.
Daniel A. Sisk January 5, 1970December 31, 1970Defeated in primary.
Dan Sosa Jr. July 22, 1975September 30, 1991Retired.
Donnan Stephenson January 1, 1971June 30, 1976Retired.
Harry E. Stowers Jr. December 3, 1982May 31, 1989Retired.
Paul Tackett January 1, 1968January 30, 1971Retired.
Martin A. Threet June 1, 1943July 15, 1944Resigned.
Barbara J. Vigil November 6, 2012June 30, 2021Retired.
Mary Coon Walters January 13, 1984December 31, 1988Retired.
John C. Watson January 1, 1925December 31, 1934Defeated for reelection; ran again unsuccessfully in 1936.
John T. Watson May 29, 1969December 31, 1970Defeated in primary.
Kenneth B. Wilson December 29, 1989November 30, 1990Resigned after defeat for reelection.
A. L. Zinn January 1, 1933May 31, 1943Resigned.

Territorial justices

The Territory New Mexico was initially divided into three judicial districts, with additional districts added over time. [2]

JusticeBegan
service
Ended
service
Notes
Joab Houghton 1846
1865
1851
1869
First District
Third District
Grafton Baker 18511853First District
J. J. Davenport 18531858First District
Kirby Benedict 1853
1858
1858
1866
Third District
First District
John P. Slough 18661868First District
John Sebrie Watts 1851
1868
1857
1869
Second District
First District
Joseph G. Palen 18691876First District
Henry L. Waldo 18761878First District
Charles McCandless 18781879First District
L. Bradford Prince 18791882First District
Samuel Beach Axtell 18821885First District
Reuben A. Reeves 18871889First District
William H. Whiteman 18891890First District
Edward P. Seeds 18901894First District
Napoleon B. Laughlin 18941898First District
John R. McFie 1898
1889
1889
1893
First District
Third District
Antonio Jose Otero 18461851Second District
Perry E. Brocchus 1857
1867
1859
1869
Second District
W. F. Boon 18591861Second District
Sydney A. Hubbell 18611867Second District
Hezekiah Johnson 18701876Second District
John I. Reddick 18761877Second District
Samuel B. McLin 18771878Second District
Samuel C. Parks 18781882Second District
Joseph Bell 18821885Second District
William A. Brinker 18851889Second District
William D. Lee 18891893Second District
Needham C. Collier 18931898Second District
Jonathan W. Crumpacker 18981902Second District
Benjamin S. Baker 19021904Second District
Ira A. Abbott 19041912Second District
Charles H. Beaubien 18461851Third District
Horace Mower 18511853Third District
William G. Blackwood 18581861Third District
Joseph G. Knapp 18611865Third District
Abram Bergen 18691870Third District
Benjamin J. Waters 18701871Third District
Daniel B. Johnson 18711872Third District
Warren Bristol 18721884Third District
Stephen Fowler Wilson 18841885Third District
William F. Henderson 18851889Third District
Albert B. Fall 18931895Third District
Gideon D. Bantz 18951898Third District
Frank W. Parker 18981912Third District
Elisha V. Long 18891893Fourth District
James O'Brien 18931893Fourth District
Thomas J. Smith 18931898Fourth District
William J. Mills 18981910Fourth District
Clarence J. Roberts 19101912Fourth District
Alfred A. Freeman 18901895Fifth District
Humphrey B. Hamilton 18951898Fifth District
Charles A. Leland 18981900Fifth District
Daniel H. McMillan 19001903Fifth District
William Hayes Pope 19031912Fifth District
Edward A. Mann 19041909Sixth District
Alford W. Cooley 19091910Sixth District
Edward R. Wright 19101912Sixth District
Merritt C. Mechem 19091912Seventh District

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  2. Anderson, George B. (1907). History of New Mexico: its resources and people. Vol. 1. Los Angeles: Pacific States Pub. Co. OCLC   1692911.