According to this report by Blair Miller of kob.com, Governor Susana Martinez has appointed Judge Judith Nakamura of the Second Judicial District Court to fill the vacant seat on the New Mexico Supreme Court. Here is Governor Martinez’s official announcement.
This is a historic occasion — with this appointment by our state’s first female governor, a majority of the justices on our Supreme Court will be women for the very first time.
Congratulations to soon-to-be Justice Nakamura!
