Kenneth B. Wilson

For persons of a similar name, see Kenneth Wilson (disambiguation).

Kenneth B. Wilson (born 1938) was a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court from December 29, 1989 to November 30, 1990, having resigned after defeat in his bid for reelection.

Wilson received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University in 1973, followed by a J.D. from Baylor Law School in 1974. ^[1] He practiced in New Mexico, and was appointed to succeed Charles B. Larrabee in the court's Hanna Seat by Governor Garrey Carruthers on December 29, 1989. ^{[2] [3]} Wilson lost the partisan election to Gene E. Franchini the following year, ^[3] thereafter returning to private practice.

Opinions

Notable opinions authored by Wilson include: ^[4]

• State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. Aamodt, 111 N.M. 4, 800 P.2d 1061 (N.M. 1990).
• State v. Portillo, 110 N.M. 135, 793 P.2d 265 (N.M. 1990).
• McConal Aviation v. Commercial Aviation Ins. Co., 110 N.M. 697, 799 P.2d (N.M. 1990).
• State v. Ybarra, 111 N.M. 234, 804 P.2d (N.M. 1990).
• Grantland v. Lea Regional Hosp., Inc., 110 N.M. 378, 796 P.2d 599 (N.M. 1990).

References

1. "Kenneth B. Wilson, Associate Attorney". LawyerDB.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-09.
2. "Wilson Sworn In To Supreme Court", Albuquerque Journal (December 30, 1989), p. 3E.
3. "The Hanna Seat" (PDF). New Mexico Supreme Court. Retrieved February 9, 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Judge Kenneth B. Wilson (New Mexico Supreme Court) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener.

Political offices
Preceded by Charles B. Larrabee	Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court 1989–1990	Succeeded by Gene E. Franchini