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The State Bar of New Mexico first met on January 19, 1886, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, [2] as a voluntary professional organization. There were 29 original members, and William A. Vincent was the first president. [3] In 1925, state statute caused the State Bar to operate as an agency of the New Mexico Supreme Court.
Barbara Brown Simmons (c. 1974): [28] [29] First African American female graduate from the University of New Mexico School of Law [Bernalillo County, New Mexico] Kari Brandenburg: [32] First female District Attorney for Bernalillo County, New Mexico (2000) Kea Riggs: [33] First female district court judge in Chaves County, New Mexico
For example, in Virginia, the Virginia State Bar is the mandatory organization and the Virginia Bar Association is voluntary. There are many bar associations other than state bar associations. Usually these are organized by geography (e.g. county bar associations), area of practice, or affiliation (e.g. ethnic bar associations).
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in New Mexico.It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are men who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
During her time at the college, she was a member of the Mexican-American Law Student Association (MALSA) and even participated in a program to provide free legal services for West Side residents. [4] After a brief stint working as an attorney in San Diego, Camunez returned to New Mexico in 1972 and was admitted to the New Mexico State Bar.
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In 2004, Colón was named Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year by the State Bar of New Mexico and one of New Mexico's Forty Under 40 Power Brokers by the New Mexico Business Weekly. Colón has served on the New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association's Board of Directors since 2001 [5] and is a member of the American Inns of Court.
State Term start Term end Notes Robert B. Elliott: African American Afro-Caribbean: Republican: South Carolina: December 14, 1876: May 29, 1877: Election disputed as part of 1876-77 South Carolina Government Dispute, forced out of office after the Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction: Miguel A. Otero III [3] Mexican American: Republican: New ...