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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
In 1953, Governor Edwin L. Mechem appointed Seymour to the New Mexico Supreme Court. Seymour was defeated in a bid for reelection to the seat the following year. He was president of the New Mexico State Bar Foundation and was New Mexico's delegate to the American Bar Association. Seymour died at the age of 58 in Albuquerque, of cancer.
The rules of most state bar associations require members to complete continuing legal education (CLE) requirements, [1] and also offer courses for lawyers in their area, with discounts to members of the particular bar association. A great many organizations offer CLE programs, including most or all state 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.
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She was the first Hispanic female lawyer in New Mexico. [2] She was born in San Diego, California. Not long after, she and her family relocated to Las Cruces, New Mexico. She received her Juris Doctor from University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 1970 and was admitted to the Colorado State Bar the same year. [3]
Brian S. Colón is an American lawyer and politician who served as the New Mexico state auditor from 2019 to 2023. He is the former chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. [1] In 2010, he ran for and lost his bid for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico. He has chaired Popejoy Hall's board of directors and has served with the board of ...