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

Gloria Tristani, member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 1997–2001

Judiciary

U.S. courts

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

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

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

John EchoHawk, 1970, founder of Native American Rights Fund (NARF)

Politics

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

Kimberly Wexler, main character on the television series Better Call Saul

References

^ 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.

[Sosa_obit-1] Ramirez, Steve (September 6, 2016). "Former state Supreme Court Justice Dan Sosa Jr. dies at 92". Las Cruces Sun-News.

[2] 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.

[:0-3] Smith, Noel Lyn (November 1, 2016). "Navajo Nation names new chief prosecutor". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-09-22.

[kxii-4] "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.

[5] Boetel, Ryan (October 9, 2020). "'Proud progressive,' Haaland seeks 2nd term". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

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