Tag Archives: Judicial Candidates

“Rule 401 gags judges when it comes to judicial candidates”

District Judge Alan Malott of the Second Judicial District Court has this op-ed piece in today’s Albuquerque Journal. Although New Mexico voters have the opportunity to elect state court judges in this year’s election, it’s fair to say that most … 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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“Kennedy Faces Vigil in Supreme Court Election”

Scott Sandlin of the Albuquerque Journal has this interesting profile of the two candidates — Republican nominee, Justice Paul Kennedy, and Democratic nominee, District Judge Barbara Vigil — for the New Mexico Supreme Court seat that was formerly filled by Justice Patricio … Continue reading

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“NM Supreme Court Our choice: Barbara Vigil”

The Las Cruces Sun-News has also endorsed District Judge Barbara Vigil, the Democratic nominee for the contested seat on the New Mexico Supreme Court, while stating that both Judge Vigil and the Republican nominee, present Justice Paul Kennedy, “bring outstanding qualifications into … Continue reading

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“Appeals Court Our choice: Monica Zamora”

In this editorial, the Las Cruces Sun-News recommends that voters choose District Judge Monica Zamora for the seat on the Court of Appeals presently held by Judge Miles Hanisee.  The editorial favorably cites her administrative experience and her service in the Children’s … Continue reading

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“Monica Zamora faces Miles Hanisee in NM Court of Appeals race”

While I was out of state earlier this month, Milan Simonich of the Las Cruces Sun-News had this article about the two candidates for the New Mexico Court of Appeals, incumbent Judge Miles Hanisee, a Republican, and District Judge Monica … Continue reading

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“Editorial: Selections for Supreme And Appeals Courts”

Earlier this week, the editors at the Albuquerque Journal issued their endorsements for the contested races in the New Mexico Supreme Court and New Mexico Court of Appeals, endorsing present Justice Paul Kennedy and present Judge J. Miles Hanisee, both … Continue reading

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“Candidate picked for Supreme Court seat”

Due to the press of business, I’ve been a little remiss in posting here lately.  In the interest of catching up on recent developments, Crystal Gutierrez has this story reporting that the Republican Party has selected Justice Paul Kennedy as … Continue reading

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Governor Martinez appoints Paul Kennedy to New Mexico Supreme Court

According to this report in the Albuquerque Journal, Governor Susana Martinez has appointed Albuquerque lawyer Paul Kennedy to the open seat on the New Mexico Supreme Court. Justice Kennedy (who previously served as a justice on the Court in 2002) … Continue reading

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