List of University of New Mexico School of Law alumni

Following is a list of notable alumni of the University of New Mexico School of Law. The dates listed are the year of graduation.

Government

• Gloria Tristani, member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 1997–2001

Judiciary

U.S. courts

• Christina Armijo, 1975, judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
• Robert C. Brack, 1978, judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
• Joel M. Carson III, 1997, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• Sarah M. Davenport, 2006, judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
• Matthew L. Garcia, 2005, judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
• Kenneth J. Gonzales, 1994, judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
• Paul W. Grimm, 1976, judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• Curtis LeRoy Hansen, 1961, judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
• Katherine Maraman, 1976, justice of the Supreme Court of Guam
• Jimmie V. Reyna, 1978, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• David Herrera Urias, 2001, judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
• Ramona Villagomez Manglona, 1996, chief judge of the United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands

Supreme Court of New Mexico

• Edward L. Chávez, 1981, Supreme Court of New Mexico
• Charles W. Daniels, 1969, Supreme Court of New Mexico
• Thomas J. Mabry, Supreme Court of New Mexico
• Petra Jimenez Maes, 1973, Supreme Court of New Mexico
• Judith Nakamura, 1989, Supreme Court of New Mexico
• Dan Sosa Jr., 1951, Supreme Court of New Mexico ^[1]
• Barbara J. Vigil, 1985, Supreme Court of New Mexico

Law

• Paul Bloom, lawyer who recovered $6 billion for the United States Department of Energy ^[2]
• David Iglesias, 1984, Judge Advocate (JAG), at the Pentagon, member of the legal team that was the inspiration for the film A Few Good Men , United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico
• Gary King, 1984, 30th attorney general of New Mexico
• Gertrude Lee, 2009, chief prosecutor of the Navajo Nation ^[3]

Nonprofit

• John EchoHawk, 1970, founder of Native American Rights Fund (NARF)

Politics

• Peter Wirth, 1990, New Mexico Senate Majority Leader, former Conservation Committee Chairman, and former state representative
• Brian Egolf, 2005, Former Speaker of the House in New Mexico, House Minority Leader, Chair of House Energy Committee, and Representative of District 47.
• Joseph Cervantes, 1991, member of New Mexico State Senate and Chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee
• Bill Payne, 1990, former Senate Republican Whip and retired United States Navy Rear Admiral
• Hector Balderas, 2001, New Mexico Attorney General, former New Mexico State Auditor, and former state representative
• Charles W. Blackwell, 1972, first Ambassador of the Chickasaw Nation to the United States from 1995 until 2013 ^[4]
• Jacob Candelaria, 2016, first openly gay man elected to New Mexico Legislature, member of the New Mexico Senate
• John Anthony Castro, 2012, candidate for U.S. Senate
• Brian Colón, 2001, New Mexico state auditor and former chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico
• Deb Haaland, United States Secretary of the Interior, formerly U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 1st Congressional District and one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress ^[5]
• Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, 1978, lieutenant governor of Maryland
• Georgene Louis, 2004, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
• Michelle Lujan Grisham, 1987, 32nd Governor of New Mexico, U.S. House Representatives for New Mexico's 1st District (2013-2019)
• Thomas J. Mabry, 14th Governor of New Mexico
• Jonathan Rothschild, 1977, Mayor of Tucson, Arizona
• Steven Schiff, 1972, U.S. House Representatives
• Xochitl Torres Small, U.S. House Representatives for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
• Tom Udall, 1977, United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
• John Wertheim, 1995, chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico

Fictional alumni

• Kimberly Wexler, main character on the television series Better Call Saul

References

1. Ramirez, Steve (September 6, 2016). "Former state Supreme Court Justice Dan Sosa Jr. dies at 92". Las Cruces Sun-News.
2. Martin, Douglas. "Paul L. Bloom, Who Tackled Overcharging by Oil Companies, Dies at 70", The New York Times , October 13, 2009. Accessed October 27, 2009.
3. Smith, Noel Lyn (November 1, 2016). "Navajo Nation names new chief prosecutor". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
4. "Chickasaw Nation Ambassador Charles W. Blackwell – a Man of Vision". KXII . 2013-01-04. Archived from the original on 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
5. Boetel, Ryan (October 9, 2020). "'Proud progressive,' Haaland seeks 2nd term". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved November 25, 2020.