Shannon Bacon | |
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Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court | |
In office April 13, 2022 –April 16, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Michael E. Vigil |
Succeeded by | David K. Thomson |
Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court | |
Assumed office February 4,2019 | |
Appointed by | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
Preceded by | Charles W. Daniels |
Personal details | |
Born | 1971or1972(age 53–54) |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Creighton University (BA,JD) |
C. Shannon Bacon (born 1971 or 1972) [1] is an American attorney,legal scholar,and jurist serving as a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court.
Bacon was raised in North Valley,New Mexico. [2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Creighton University in Omaha and a Juris Doctor from the Creighton University School of Law. [3]
After graduating from law school,Bacon returned to Albuquerque,where she was admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico in 1997. She was formerly partner at a pair of Albuquerque law firms and clerked under Judge A. Joseph Alarid at the New Mexico Court of Appeals. [4] Bacon is an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law,where she teaches courses on evidence and trial practice. [4]
Bacon was appointed a Judge of the Second Judicial District Court in 2010,where she served until her elevation to the Supreme Court. [5]
In December 2018,Bacon was one of fourteen applicants who applied for two upcoming vacancies on the Supreme Court. [6] On January 11,2019 the Nominating Commission submitted her name along with six others to fill the vacancies. [7] On January 25,2019 Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her pick of Bacon to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Charles W. Daniels. [8] She was sworn in on February 4,2019. [9] She was elected to serve as the next chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court and sworn in on April 13,2022. [10] and served until April 16,2024,when she was succeeded by David K. Thomson.
Bacon identifies as a lesbian. [11] In 2022,she became the first openly LGBT member to serve as the Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. [12]