Jennifer Attrep | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Susana Martinez |
| Preceded by | Timothy L. Garcia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977or1978(age 47–48) [1] Los Alamos,New Mexico,U.S. |
| Education | College of William &Mary (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Jennifer L. Attrep is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals. She assumed office in 2018.
A native of Los Alamos,New Mexico,Attrep graduated from Los Alamos High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William &Mary in 1999 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2006. Attrep was the managing editor of the Virginia Law Review . [2] [3]
Attrep served as a law clerk for Judge Richard J. Leon of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She also practiced at Williams &Connolly before returning home to New Mexico,working as a private practice attorney in Santa Fe. [4] In 2014,Attrep was appointed to the First Judicial District Court of New Mexico by Republican Governor Susana Martinez. [5] [6] In 2018,Martinez appointed Attrep to the New Mexico Court of Appeals. She became chief judge in 2023. [7]