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Martha Vázquez

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Martha Vázquez
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Assumed office
December 31, 2021
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
In office
2003–2010
Preceded byJames Aubrey Parker
Succeeded byBruce D. Black
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
In office
October 1, 1993 – December 31, 2021
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded bySantiago E. Campos
Succeeded byDavid H. Urias
Personal details
Born (1953-02-21) February 21, 1953 (age 71)[1]
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (BA, JD)

Martha Alicia Vázquez (born February 21, 1953) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. She is the first woman to be appointed as a federal judge in that state.[citation needed]

Education and career

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Born in Santa Barbara, California, Vázquez is an alumna of the University of Notre Dame, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975, followed by a Juris Doctor from the Notre Dame Law School in 1978. Following a brief stint with Michigan Migrant Legal Services, she was a public defender in New Mexico from 1979 to 1981, and then entered private practice, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from 1981 until her appointment to the federal bench in 1993.[2]

Federal judicial service

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On August 6, 1993, Vázquez was nominated by President Bill Clinton for the judge seat on the District Court vacated by Santiago E. Campos. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 30, 1993, and received her commission on October 1, 1993. She was sworn in on October 6, 1993.[3] She served as chief judge of the court from 2003 to 2010.[2] She assumed senior status on December 31, 2021.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 4.
  2. ^ a b c Martha Vázquez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ The Third Branch. Federal Judicial Center. 1993.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
1993–2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
2003–2010
Succeeded by