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M. Christina Armijo Judge on United States District Court for the District of New Mexico Incumbent Assumed office
2001Appointed by George W. Bush Personal details Born 1951
Las Vegas, New MexicoMaria Christina Armijo (born 1951) is a district judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. She joined the court in 2001 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
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Early life and education
Born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, Armijo graduated from the University of New Mexico with her Bachelor's degree in 1972 and later from University of New Mexico School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree in 1975.
Legal career
She was a staff attorney of Sandoval County Legal Services, New Mexico from 1976 to 1978. She was in private practice in New Mexico from 1978 to 1996.
Federal Judicial Career
In 2001, Armijo was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001 to a new seat created by 114 Stat. 2762. Armijo was confirmed by the Senate on November 6, 2001 on a Senate vote and received her commission on November 12, 2001.
Sources
- M. Christina Armijo at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
References
Categories:- 1951 births
- Living people
- University of New Mexico alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- American female lawyers
- American women judges
- Hispanic and Latino American judges
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