List of first women lawyers and judges in New Mexico

This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in New Mexico. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to obtain a law degree or become a political figure.

Firsts in state history
Susana Martinez: First Hispanic American female Governor of New Mexico (2011)

Lawyers
Judges
District Court
  • Mary Coon Walters (1962):[10][11] First female appointed as a district court judge in New Mexico (1972)
  • Angela Jewell:[8] First African American female district court judge in New Mexico (1999)[12]
Appellate Court
  • M. Christina Armijo (1975):[13] First female appointed as a Judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals (1996–2011)
  • Shammara Henderson:[14] First African American (female) appointed as a Judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals (2020)
Supreme Court
District Court

Nation Judicial Branch
  • Marie Roanhorse Neswood:[21] First female appointed as a Judge of the Navajo Nation Judicial Branch (1976–1989)

Attorney General

District Attorney
  • Margaret Weldon Lamb (1969):[2] First female appointed as District Attorney in New Mexico (1978–1980)

Political Office

Bar Association
  • Amanda L. Ashford:[25] First female to serve as the President of the State Bar of New Mexico (1990)
  • Mary Torres:[26] First Latino American female to serve as the President of the State Bar of New Mexico (2002)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

Bernalillo County
  • Barbara Brown Simmons (c. 1974):[3][4] First African American female graduate from the University of New Mexico School of Law [Bernalillo County, New Mexico]
  • Kari Brandenburg:[27] First female District Attorney for Bernallilo County, New Mexico (2000)

Chaves County

Curry County

Doña Ana County

Eddy County

Grant County

Lincoln County

Otero County

See also

Other topics of interest

References
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