List of justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court

Following is a list of justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court:

Current justices

Justice	Born	Political party	Tenure began	Term ends	Chief	Appointing governor	Law school
Michael E. Vigil, Chief Justice	May 23, 1951	Democratic	January 1, 2019	December 31, 2025	2020–present	n/a	Georgetown
Barbara J. Vigil	1958/1959 (age 61–62)[1]	Democratic	November 6, 2012	December 31, 2024	2014–2016	n/a	New Mexico
C. Shannon Bacon	1971/1972 (age 48–49)[2]	Democratic	February 4, 2019	December 31, 2020	—	Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)	Creighton
David K. Thomson	1968/1969 (age 51–52)[2]	Democratic	February 4, 2019	December 31, 2020	—	Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)	Denver
seat vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Former justices

Justice	Began service	Ended service	Notes
Joseph F. Baca	January 1, 1989	July 31, 2002
Richmond P. Barnes	September 25, 1922	November 7, 1922	Defeated for reelection.
Howard L. Bickley	January 1, 1925	March 5, 1947	Resigned.
Richard C. Bosson	January 1, 2003	October 30, 2015	Retired.
Clarence M. Botts	December 26, 1922	December 31, 1924	Not nominated for reelection.
Sam G. Bratton	January 1, 1923	September 16, 1924	Resigned.
Charles R. Brice	January 1, 1935	December 31, 1950	Retired.
David W. Carmody	January 1, 1959	April 30, 1969	Retired.
Charles C. Catron	March 15, 1929	December 31, 1930	Not nominated for reelection.
David Chavez	January 11, 1960	December 31, 1968	Retired.
Edward L. Chávez	March 7, 2003	March 9, 2018	Appointed by Governor Richardson January 1, 2003 (sworn in March 7) to complete Gene E. Franchini's term ending December 31, 2006; elected in 2004; won retention in 2006; won retention in 2014. Retired March 2018.
James C. Compton	April 1, 1947	December 31, 1972	Term ended.
Henry G. Coors	January 1, 1951	July 8, 1953	Retired.
Charles W. Daniels	January 1, 2007	December 31, 2018	Retired.
Stephen B. Davis Jr.	November 1, 1921	September 25, 1922	Resigned.
Mack Easley	July 1, 1976	September 30, 1982	Retired.
William R. Federici	April 15, 1977	December 31, 1986	Retired.
Edwin L. Felter	August 16, 1979	December 31, 1980	Retired.
Tomlinson Fort	September 19, 1924	December 31, 1924	Not nominated for reelection.
Gene E. Franchini	November 30, 1990	December 31, 2002	Term ended.
Stanley F. Frost	November 8, 1991	May 31, 1996	Retired.
Richard H. Hanna	January 10, 1912	November 7, 1918	Defeated for reelection.
Andrew H. Hudspeth	January 1, 1931 April 1, 1946	December 31, 1938 December 31, 1946	Not nominated for reelection. Term ended.
Paul J. Kennedy	September 13, 2002	December 20, 2002	Resigned.
Henry A. Kiker	December 16, 1954	March 25, 1958	Died.
Charles B. Larrabee	July 11, 1989	November 7, 1989	Resigned.
Eugene D. Lujan	January 1, 1945	December 31, 1959	Retired.
Thomas J. Mabry	January 1, 1939	March 28, 1946	Resigned.
Petra Jimenez Maes	January 1, 1998	December 31, 2018	Retired.
Joe L. Martinez	January 1, 1973	July 23, 1975	Resigned.
James C. McGhee	January 1, 1947	August 1, 1960	Retired.
Thomas F. McKenna	April 6, 1970	December 31, 1970	Defeated in primary.
Dan A. McKinnon III	July 15, 1996 April 21, 1997	December 6, 1996 December 6, 1998	Resigned after defeat for reelection. Resigned after failing to be renominated in primary.
John B. McManus Jr.	January 1, 1971	July 6, 1979	Died in office.
Pamela B. Minzner	December 2, 1994	August 31, 2007	Died in office.
Irwin S. Moise	May 16, 1959	March 31, 1970	Retired.
Seth D. Montgomery	September 5, 1989	October 27, 1994	Resigned.
Samuel Z. Montoya	July 1, 1971	December 31, 1976	Retired.
Judith Nakamura	December 11, 2015	December 1, 2020	Retired.
Tom W. Neal	November 15, 1932	December 31, 1932	Served brief appointment.
Merrill E. Noble	August 1, 1960	November 13, 1969	Died in office.
Lafel E. Oman	January 1, 1971	March 31, 1977	Retired.
Frank W. Parker	January 10, 1912	August 3, 1932	Died in office.
H. Vern Payne	January 1, 1977	December 1, 1983	Retired.
Richard E. Ransom	January 1, 1987	February 7, 1997	Retired.
Herbert F. Raynolds	January 1, 1919	December 26, 1922	Resigned.
William F. Riordan	January 1, 1981	December 31, 1986	Term ended.
Clarence J. Roberts	January 10, 1912	January 21, 1921	Resigned.
Daniel K. Sadler	January 1, 1931	May 15, 1959	Retired.
Tony Scarborough	January 1, 1987	July 5, 1989	Resigned.
Patricio Serna	December 5, 1996	August 31, 2012	Retired.
Augustus T. Seymour	July 8, 1953	December 15, 1954	Retired after defeat for reelection.
W. Morris Shillinglaw	April 7, 1958	January 1, 1959	Defeated.
John F. Simms	March 15, 1929	December 31, 1930	Not nominated for reelection.
Daniel A. Sisk	January 5, 1970	December 31, 1970	Defeated in primary.
Dan Sosa Jr.	July 22, 1975	September 30, 1991	Retired.
Donnan Stephenson	January 1, 1971	June 30, 1977	Retired.
Harry E. Stowers Jr.	December 3, 1982	May 31, 1989	Retired.
Paul Tackett	January 1, 1968	January 30, 1971	Retired.
Martin L. Threet	June 1, 1943	July 15, 1944	Resigned.
Mary C. Walters	January 13, 1984	December 31, 1988	Retired.
John C. Watson	January 1, 1925	December 31, 1934	Defeated for reelection; ran again unsuccessfully in 1936.
John T. Watson	May 29, 1969	December 31, 1970	Defeated in primary.
Kenneth B. Wilson	December 29, 1989	November 30, 1990	Resigned after defeat for reelection.
A. L. Zinn	January 1, 1933	May 31, 1943	Resigned.

Territorial judges

Justice	Began service	Ended service	Notes
William J. Mills	??	??	??

References

1. Sandlin, Scott (September 28, 2012). "Barbara J. Vigil". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
2. "State Supreme Court candidates at a glance". Santa Fe New Mexican. May 26, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.

External links

• New Mexico Reports listing of Supreme Court Justices since statehood