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U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico: Judges
Number of judges: 27
Pope, William Hayes (1912-1916)
Neblett, Colin (1917-1950)
Phillips, Orie Leon (1923-1929)
Hatch, Carl A. (1949-1963)
Rogers, Waldo Henry (1954-1964)
Payne, Harry Vearle (1963-1983)
Bratton, Howard C. (1964-2002)
Mechem, Edwin Leard (1970-2002)
Campos, Santiago E. (1978-2001)
Burciaga, Juan Guerrero (1979-1995)
Baldock, Bobby Ray (1983-1986)
Conway, John Edwards (1986-2014)
Parker, James Aubrey (1987-2022)
Hansen, Curtis LeRoy (1992-2023)
Vázquez, Martha Alicia (1993-present)
Black, Bruce D. (1995-2017)
Armijo, M. Christina (2001-present)
Johnson, William Paul (2001-present)
Brack, Robert C. (2003-present)
Browning, James O. (2003-present)
Herrera, Judith C. (2004-present)
Gonzales, Kenneth John (2013-present)
Riggs, Kea Whetzal (2019-present)
Strickland, Margaret Irene (2021-present)
Urias, David Herrera (2022-present)
Garcia, Matthew Lane (2023-present)
Davenport, Sarah Morgan (2025-present)