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
[edit]- Gloria Tristani, member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 1997–2001
Judiciary
[edit]U.S. courts
[edit]- Christina Armijo, 1975, judge with the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Robert C. Brack, 1978, judge with the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Joel M. Carson III, 1997, circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Matthew L. Garcia, 2005, judge with the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Kenneth J. Gonzales, 1994, judge with the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Paul W. Grimm, 1976, judge with the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- Curtis LeRoy Hansen, 1961, judge with the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Katherine Maraman, 1976, justice on the supreme court of Guam
- Jimmie V. Reyna, 1978, circuit judge with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- David Herrera Urias, 2001, judge with the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Ramona Villagomez Manglona, 1996, chief judge with the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, a United States territorial court
Supreme Court of New Mexico
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- John EchoHawk, 1970, founder of Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
Politics
[edit]- Peter Wirth, 1990, New Mexico Senate Majority Leader, former Conservation Committee Chairman, and former state representative
- 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
[edit]- Kimberly Wexler, main character on the television series Better Call Saul
References
[edit]- ^ Ramirez, Steve (September 6, 2016). "Former state Supreme Court Justice Dan Sosa Jr. dies at 92". Las Cruces Sun-News.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Smith, Noel Lyn (November 1, 2016). "Navajo Nation names new chief prosecutor". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Boetel, Ryan (October 9, 2020). "'Proud progressive,' Haaland seeks 2nd term". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved November 25, 2020.