Tag Archives: Judge Judith Nakamura

The lawsuit challenging Judge Nakamura’s appointment to the NM Supreme Court lacks merit

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on November 16, 2015

According to this report by Phaedra Haywood in the Santa Fe New Mexican, disbarred lawyer Stuart Stein has filed a lawsuit challenging Judge Judith Nakamura’s appointment to the New Mexico Supreme Court on the ground that the Judicial Nominating Commission … Continue reading →

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Is Judge Nakamura the favorite to obtain the NM Supreme Court appointment?

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 21, 2015

Joe Monahan asks that question on his blog, New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan, and sets forth reasons why she could be an attractive candidate for the Republican Party in the 2016 general election.  

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Commission selects four applicants for NM Supreme Court

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 19, 2015

In my earlier post about this morning’s Judicial Nominating Commission meeting, I noted that I had to leave at lunch time, so I did not get to see who was selected, but according to this story by Scott Sandlin in … Continue reading →

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Nominating commission interviews NM Supreme Court applicants

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 19, 2015

This morning I had the pleasure of attending the New Mexico Judicial Nominating Commission’s meeting in Santa Fe to interview applicants for the Supreme Court seat that Justice Bosson will vacate at the end of the month. The meeting started at … Continue reading →

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Eight apply for NM Supreme Court vacancy

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 10, 2015

The Santa Fe New Mexican has this story about the eight judges and lawyers who applied for the upcoming vacancy on the New Mexico Supreme Court by yesterday’s deadline. The New Mexico Judicial Nominating Commission will interview the applicants on … Continue reading →

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