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(Redirected from United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico) United States federal district court of New Mexico
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
(D.N.M.)
LocationPete V. Domenici U.S. Courthouse(Albuquerque) (Headquarters)More locations
Appeals toTenth Circuit
EstablishedJune 20, 1910
Judges7
Chief JudgeWilliam P. Johnson
Officers of the court
U.S. AttorneyAlexander M.M. Uballez
U.S. MarshalSonya K. Chavez
www.nmd.uscourts.gov

The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (in case citations, D.N.M.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of New Mexico. Court is held in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe.

Appeals from the District of New Mexico are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The United States attorney is Alexander M.M. Uballez since May 24, 2022.

Current judges

As of December 5, 2024:

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
18 Chief Judge William P. Johnson Albuquerque 1959 2001–present 2018–present — G.W. Bush
20 District Judge James O. Browning Albuquerque 1956 2003–present — — G.W. Bush
22 District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales Las Cruces 1964 2013–present — — Obama
23 District Judge Kea W. Riggs Albuquerque 1965 2019–present — — Trump
24 District Judge Margaret Strickland Las Cruces 1980 2021–present — — Biden
25 District Judge David H. Urias Albuquerque 1967 2022–present — — Biden
26 District Judge Matthew L. Garcia Albuquerque 1974 2023–present — — Biden
27 District Judge Sarah M. Davenport Las Cruces 1976 beg. 2024 — — Biden
15 Senior Judge Martha Vázquez Santa Fe 1953 1993–2021 2003–2010 2021–present Clinton
17 Senior Judge Christina Armijo inactive 1951 2001–2018 2012–2018 2018–present G.W. Bush
19 Senior Judge Robert C. Brack Las Cruces 1953 2003–2018 — 2018–present G.W. Bush
21 Senior Judge Judith C. Herrera Albuquerque 1954 2004–2019 — 2019–present G.W. Bush


Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 William Hayes Pope NM 1870–1916 1912–1916 — — Taft death
2 Colin Neblett NM 1875–1950 1917–1948 — 1948–1950 Wilson death
3 Orie Leon Phillips NM 1885–1974 1923–1929 — — Harding elevation to 10th Cir.
4 Carl Hatch NM 1889–1963 1949–1963 1954–1963 1963 Truman death
5 Waldo Henry Rogers NM 1908–1964 1954–1964 1963–1964 — Eisenhower death
6 Harry Vearle Payne NM 1908–1983 1963–1978 1964–1978 1978–1983 Kennedy death
7 Howard C. Bratton NM 1922–2002 1964–1987 1978–1987 1987–2002 L. Johnson death
8 Edwin L. Mechem NM 1912–2002 1970–1982 — 1982–2002 Nixon death
9 Santiago E. Campos NM 1926–2001 1978–1992 1987–1989 1992–2001 Carter death
10 Juan Guerrero Burciaga NM 1929–1995 1979–1994 1989–1994 1994–1995 Carter death
11 Bobby Baldock NM 1936–present 1983–1986 — — Reagan elevation to 10th Cir.
12 John Edwards Conway NM 1934–2014 1986–2000 1994–2000 2000–2014 Reagan death
13 James Aubrey Parker NM 1937–2022 1987–2003 2000–2003 2003–2022 Reagan death
14 Curtis LeRoy Hansen NM 1933–2023 1992–2003 — 2003–2023 G.H.W. Bush death
16 Bruce D. Black NM 1947–present 1995–2012 2010–2012 2012–2017 Clinton retirement

Chief judges

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.

A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.

When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on January 6, 1912 by 36 Stat. 557
Pope 1912–1916
Neblett 1917–1948
Hatch 1949–1963
Payne 1963–1978
Campos 1978–1992
Vázquez 1993–2021
Urias 2022–present
Seat 2
Seat established on September 14, 1922 by 42 Stat. 837 (temporary)
Phillips 1923–1929
Seat abolished on April 29, 1929 (temporary judgeship expired)
Seat 3
Seat established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Rogers 1954–1964
Bratton 1964–1987
Parker 1987–2003
Herrera 2004–2019
Garcia 2023–present
Seat 4
Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Mechem 1970–1982
Baldock 1982–1985
Conway 1986–2000
Johnson 2001–2024
Davenport 2024–present

Seat 5
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Burciaga 1979–1994
Black 1995–2012
Gonzales 2013–present
Seat 6
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Hansen 1992–2003
Browning 2003–present
Seat 7
Seat established on December 21, 2000 by 114 Stat. 2762
Armijo 2001–2018
Riggs 2019–present
Seat 8
Seat established on November 2, 2002 by 116 Stat. 1758 (temporary)
Brack 2003–2018
Seat made permanent on December 23, 2024 by S. 3998 (118th Congress)
Strickland 2021–present

List of U.S. attorneys

See also

References

  1. "Alexander M.M. Uballez Sworn in as United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico". United States Department of Justice. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

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