| Curtis LeRoy Hansen | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
| In office April 18, 2003 – October 27, 2023 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
| In office October 2, 1992 – April 18, 2003 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Succeeded by | James O. Browning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Curtis LeRoy Hansen (1933-04-18)April 18, 1933 Audubon County, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 2023(2023-10-27) (aged 90) |
| Education | University of Iowa (BS) University of New Mexico (JD) |
Curtis LeRoy Hansen (April 18, 1933 – October 27, 2023) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Education and career
Curtis LeRoy Hansen was born in Audubon County, Iowa on April 18, 1933. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Iowa in 1956. He moved to Albuquerque to work at Sandia National Laboratories on the nuclear weapons project. Hansen received a Juris Doctor from University of New Mexico School of Law in 1961. He was the first editor-in-chief of the Natural Resources Journal. He was a law clerk for the Judge Irwin S. Moise of the New Mexico Supreme Court from 1961 to 1962. He was in private practice of law in Albuquerque, New Mexico from 1962 to 1992.
Federal judicial service
Hansen was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on March 20, 1992, to the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1992, and received his commission on October 2, 1992. He assumed senior status on April 18, 2003.
Death
Hansen died on October 27, 2023, at the age of 90.
References
- ^ Curtis LeRoy Hansen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- "Longtime U.S. District Judge LeRoy Hansen dies at 90". Santa Fe New Mexican. October 31, 2023.
Sources
- Curtis LeRoy Hansen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Leroy C. Hansen, interview with State Bar of New Mexico.
- Senior District Judge, District of New Mexico Website.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089 | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 1992–2003 |
Succeeded byJames O. Browning |
- 1933 births
- 2023 deaths
- 20th-century American judges
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Lawyers from Albuquerque, New Mexico
- People from Audubon County, Iowa
- Sandia National Laboratories people
- United States district court judges appointed by George H. W. Bush
- University of Iowa alumni
- University of New Mexico School of Law alumni