Category Archives: New Mexico Supreme Court

If the other side argues that your appeal should be dismissed, don’t ignore it, says NM Court of Appeals.

Recently legal writing guru Bryan Garner had an interesting piece on when you can ignore a point raised by your opponent on appeal. While that may be possible in some circumstances, it’s probably not a good idea to ignore an … Continue reading

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Investiture of Judge Barbara Vigil on the NM Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has announced that the investiture of District Court Chief Judge Barbara Vigil as a new justice on the New Mexico Supreme Court is scheduled for this Friday, December 4, at 4:00 p.m. at the Supreme Court Building … Continue reading

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Profile of Justice Serna: “Longtime Jurist Is A Role Model for Us All”

District Judge Ross Sanchez has this profile of retired Justice Patricio Serna in today’s Albuquerque Journal, which recounts his rise from rural poverty in Catron County to the height of New Mexico’s legal profession. I would just like to echo … Continue reading

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Democratic candidates win seats on New Mexico’s appellate courts

According to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s unofficial election results (as of 2:01 a.m. this morning), Chief Judge Barbara Vigil of the First Judicial District Court has been elected to the New Mexico Supreme Court, defeating current Justice Paul Kennedy with … Continue reading

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Interview with Justice Paul Kennedy, Republican nominee for the NM Supreme Court

Prominent Albuquerque attorney Paul Kennedy served on the New Mexico Supreme Court in 2002, and was appointed to serve on the Court again by Governor Susana Martinez earlier this year.  He is running as the Republican nominee to keep his seat in next week’s general election … Continue reading

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Interview with Chief Judge Barbara Vigil, candidate for the NM Supreme Court

Today I spoke with Chief Judge Barbara Vigil, the Democratic candidate for the seat on the New Mexico Supreme Court that was vacated in August by Justice Patricio Serna.  You can find her campaign website here. Q.        It’s November 1, … Continue reading

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Santa Fe Reporter endorses Justice Kennedy and Judge Hanisee

The Santa Fe Reporter, a weekly alternative newspaper in the City Different, has endorsed Justice Paul Kennedy for the New Mexico Supreme Court, and Judge J. Miles Hanisee for the New Mexico Court of Appeals.

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“Voters to decide top N.M. appellate court races”; plus Justice Kennedy’s campaign website

Barry Massey of the Associated Press had this story in the Santa Fe New Mexican about all four candidates for the New Mexico appellate court seats that are up for election. I have previously linked to the campaign websites for … Continue reading

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Santa Fe New Mexican endorses appellate judge candidates

The Santa Fe New Mexican has released its endorsements of the appellate judges on the ballot, recommending that the voters elect Judge Barbara Vigil to the New Mexico Supreme Court and keep J. Miles Hanisee on the New Mexico Court … Continue reading

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Voters’ guide to the New Mexico appellate court races

The League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico has this voters’ guide to the upcoming New Mexico Supreme Court and Court of Appeals elections.

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