Julie J. Vargas | |
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Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court | |
Assumed office January 25, 2021 | |
Appointed by | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
Preceded by | Judith Nakamura |
Judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals | |
In office 2016 –January 25,2021 | |
Preceded by | Stephen French |
Succeeded by | Gerald E. Baca |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968/1969(age 53–54) [1] Old Town Albuquerque,New Mexico,U.S. |
Education | Brown University (BA) University of New Mexico (JD) |
Julie J. Vargas (born 1968/1969) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court since 2021. She is a former judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Vargas was born and raised in Old Town Albuquerque. [2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and English literature from Brown University and her Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law. [3] [4]
Vargas worked in private practice,serving more than 20 years at the Albuquerque law firm Hunt &Davis. [4] Since 2018 she has been an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law. [5]
Vargas was one of three candidates sent to Governor Susana Martinez to fill the vacancy left by Cynthia Frye who retired in December 2015. [1] Vargas was elected to the New Mexico Court of Appeals in 2016. [4]
On December 19,2020,Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her appointment of Vargas to be a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by Justice Judith Nakamura who retired on December 1,2020. [6] [4] She was sworn into office on January 25,2021. [7]
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