United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (D.N.M.)
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Appeals to	Tenth Circuit
Established	June 20, 1910
Judges assigned	7
Chief judge	Bruce D. Black
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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, Las Vegas, Roswell, Santa Fe, and Silver City.

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.

United States Attorney David Iglesias headed this office until his controversial dismissal following the 2006 midterm elections.

Current U.S. District Judges

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
16	Chief Judge	Bruce D. Black	Santa Fe	1947	1995–present	2010-present	—	Clinton
15	District Judge	Martha Vázquez	Santa Fe	1953	1993–present	1993–2010	—	Clinton
17	District Judge	M. Christina Armijo	Albuquerque	1951	2001–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
18	District Judge	William Paul Johnson	Albuquerque	1959	2001–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
19	District Judge	Robert C. Brack	Las Cruces	1953	2003–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
20	District Judge	James O. Browning	Albuquerque	1956	2003–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
21	District Judge	Judith C. Herrera	Albuquerque	1954	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
12	Senior District Judge	John Edwards Conway	Albuquerque	1934	1986–2000	—	2000-present	Reagan
13	Senior District Judge	James Aubrey Parker	Albuquerque	1937	1987–2003	—	2003-present	Reagan
14	Senior District Judge	Curtis LeRoy Hansen	Albuquerque	1933	1992–2003	—	2003-present	G.H.W. Bush

Former U.S. District Judges

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Active service	Term as Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Pope, William HayesWilliam Hayes Pope	NM	1870–1916	1912-1916	(none)	(none)	Taft, Taft	death
2	Neblett, ColinColin Neblett	NM	1875–1950	1917-1948	(none)	1948-1950	Wilson, Wilson	death
3	Phillips, Orie LeonOrie Leon Phillips	NM	1885–1974	1923-1929	(none)	(none)	Harding, Harding	reappointment to 10th Cir.
4	Hatch, CarlCarl Hatch	NM	1889–1963	1949-1963	(none)	1963	Truman, Truman	death
5	Rogers, Waldo HenryWaldo Henry Rogers	NM	1908–1964	1954-1964	1963-1964	(none)	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
6	Payne, Harry VearleHarry Vearle Payne	NM	1908–1983	1963-1978	1964-1978	1978-1983	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
7	Bratton, Howard C.Howard C. Bratton	NM	1922–2002	1964-1987	1978-1987	1987-2002	L. Johnson, L. Johnson	death
8	Mechem, Edwin L.Edwin L. Mechem	NM	1912–2002	1970-1982	(none)	1982-2002	Nixon, Nixon	death
9	Campos, Santiago E.Santiago E. Campos	NM	1926–2001	1978-1992	1987-1992	1992-2001	Carter, Carter	death
10	Burciaga, Juan GuerreroJuan Guerrero Burciaga	NM	1929–1995	1979-1994	1989-1994	1994-1995	Carter, Carter	death
11	Baldock, Bobby RayBobby Ray Baldock	NM	1936–present	1983-1986	(none)	(none)	Reagan, Reagan	reappointment to 10th Cir.

U.S. Attorneys (Present and Former)

• Summers Burkhart (1913-1921)
• Norman Bay (2000-2001)
• David Iglesias (2001-2006)
• Larry Gomez (2006-2008 )
• Gregory J. Fouratt (2008-present)

See also

• Courts of New Mexico
• List of United States federal courthouses in New Mexico

External links

• United States District Court for the District of New Mexico Official Website
• United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico Official Website