Author Archives: Emil J. Kiehne

“Former justice Paul Kennedy applies for Supreme Court position”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 24, 2012

The Farmington Daily Times has this report stating that a third lawyer — prominent civil rights attorney Paul Kennedy of Albuquerque — has applied to fill the Justice Patricio Serna’s seat on the New Mexico Suprem Court.  The report explains that the … Continue reading →

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Two lawyers apply for seat on New Mexico Supreme Court

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 24, 2012

Yesterday the New Mexico Judicial Nominating Commission announced that two attorneys, Paul D. Mannick of Santa Fe and Steven S. Suttle of Albuquerque, have applied for the seat on the New Mexico Supreme Court that Justice Patricio Serna will retire … Continue reading →

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Tenth Circuit reverses $13 million jury verdict against BP America

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 20, 2012

On Wednesday, the Tenth Circuit, in Abraham v. BP America Production Company, reversed a $13 million jury verdict against the defendant in a royalty dispute because irrelevant and prejudicial evidence was admitted.  The decision, by Judge Paul Kelly, contains an important reminder … Continue reading →

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“Five Things to Know About Tenth Circuit Judge Stephanie Seymour”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 13, 2012

The FindLaw 10th Circuit News and Information Blog has this interesting post about Judge Stephanie Seymour, which begins “Back in the 80s and 90s, the name Stephanie Seymour was most commonly associated with Guns’N’Roses videos and Vogue editorials. But as … Continue reading →

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“Appeals court sides with Doña Ana County clerk in barring judge candidate”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 13, 2012

Brian Fraga has this report in the Las Cruces Sun-News about a recent decision of the New Mexico Court of Appeals, upholding the Doña Ana County clerk’s decision to bar a candidate for magistrate court judge from appearing on the … Continue reading →

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Profile of candidate for the New Mexico Supreme Court — Judge Barbara Vigil

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 11, 2012

It has come to my attention that in late June, Democracy for New Mexico posted this profile of Democratic candidate Barbara Vigil, who is the Chief Judge of New Mexico’s First Judicial District Court.   Well worth reading.  I don’t know whether the … Continue reading →

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Profile of candidate for the New Mexico Supreme Court — Michelle Hernandez

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 11, 2012

The progressive website, Democracy for New Mexico, has this profile on my law partner, Michelle Hernandez, who is one of the four candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination to replace Justice Patricio Serna after he retires in August. The other … Continue reading →

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Deadline set to apply for open seat on New Mexico Supreme Court

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 11, 2012

The New Mexico Judicial Nominating Commission has announced that July 23 is the deadline to apply for the seat on the New Mexico Supreme Court that will be open as of August 31 upon the retirement of Justice Patricio M. … Continue reading →

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Court of Appeals confirms that deemed denied provision in statute is no longer valid.

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 10, 2012

In the past, New Mexico’s rules governing post-judgment motions contained many “deemed denied” provisions.  For example, if a post-judgment motion were timely filed, and the district court did not act on the motion within 30 days, the motion was deemed … Continue reading →

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