History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

27 judges have served since Feb 20, 1912. Now: Sarah Morgan Davenport DMatthew Lane Garcia DDavid Herrera Urias DMargaret Irene Strickland DKea Whetzal Riggs RKenneth John Gonzales D.

Judges
27
14 R · 13 D
Longest tenure
31 years
Colin Neblett
Current
21 months
Sarah Morgan Davenport, since Jan 13, 2025
history/court/district-court-for-the-district-of-new-mexicoEvery holder, newest first
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19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020William Hayes Pope · 1912-02-20 – 1916-09-13 · RepublicanColin Neblett · 1917-02-05 – 1948-07-06 · DemocratCarl A. Hatch · 1949-01-21 – 1963-04-05 · DemocratHoward C. Bratton · 1964-03-17 – 1987-02-04 · DemocratJames Aubrey Parker · 1987-11-06 – 2003-09-01 · RepublicanJudith C. Herrera · 2004-06-13 – 2019-07-01 · RepublicanKea Whetzal Riggs · 2019-12-31 – present · RepublicanOrie Leon Phillips · 1923-03-03 – 1929-04-29 · RepublicanWaldo Henry Rogers · 1954-05-15 – 1964-01-12 · RepublicanEdwin Leard Mechem · 1970-10-14 – 1982-07-03 · RepublicanBobby Ray Baldock · 1983-06-07 – 1986-01-24 · RepublicanJohn Edwards Conway · 1986-06-16 – 2000-09-01 · RepublicanM. Christina Armijo · 2001-11-12 – 2018-02-07 · RepublicanMargaret Irene Strickland · 2021-10-22 – present · DemocratHarry Vearle Payne · 1963-03-27 – 1978-04-06 · DemocratSantiago E. Campos · 1978-07-12 – 1992-12-26 · DemocratMartha Alicia Vázquez · 1993-10-01 – 2021-12-31 · DemocratDavid Herrera Urias · 2022-01-14 – present · DemocratJuan Guerrero Burciaga · 1979-11-02 – 1994-11-09 · DemocratBruce D. Black · 1995-12-26 – 2012-10-01 · DemocratKenneth John Gonzales · 2013-08-09 – present · DemocratCurtis LeRoy Hansen · 1992-10-02 – 2003-04-18 · RepublicanRobert C. Brack · 2003-07-15 – 2018-07-25 · RepublicanMatthew Lane Garcia · 2023-02-21 – present · DemocratWilliam Paul Johnson · 2001-12-21 – 2025-01-10 · RepublicanSarah Morgan Davenport · 2025-01-13 – present · DemocratJames O. Browning · 2003-08-01 – 2026-02-01 · Republican
Sarah Morgan Davenport D
Jan 13, 2025 – present · 21 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–45
Matthew Lane Garcia D
Feb 21, 2023 – present · 3.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 53–46
David Herrera Urias D
Jan 14, 2022 – present · 4.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 45–26
Margaret Irene Strickland D
Oct 22, 2021 – present · 5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–45
Kea Whetzal Riggs R
Dec 31, 2019 – present · 6.8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 94–0
Kenneth John Gonzales D
Aug 9, 2013 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 89–0
Judith C. Herrera R
Jun 13, 2004 – Jul 1, 2019 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jul 1, 2019 · confirmed 93–0
James O. Browning R
Aug 1, 2003 – Feb 1, 2026 · 23 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Feb 1, 2026
Robert C. Brack R
Jul 15, 2003 – Jul 25, 2018 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jul 25, 2018
William Paul Johnson R
Dec 21, 2001 – Jan 10, 2025 · 23 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jan 10, 2025
M. Christina Armijo R
Nov 12, 2001 – Feb 7, 2018 · 16 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Feb 7, 2018 · confirmed 100–0
Bruce D. Black D
Dec 26, 1995 – Oct 1, 2012 · 17 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Oct 1, 2012
Martha Alicia Vázquez D
Oct 1, 1993 – Dec 31, 2021 · 28 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 31, 2021
Curtis LeRoy Hansen R
Oct 2, 1992 – Apr 18, 2003 · 11 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Apr 18, 2003
James Aubrey Parker R
Nov 6, 1987 – Sep 1, 2003 · 16 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Sep 1, 2003
John Edwards Conway R
Jun 16, 1986 – Sep 1, 2000 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Sep 1, 2000
Bobby Ray Baldock R
Jun 7, 1983 – Jan 24, 1986 · 2.6 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Juan Guerrero Burciaga D
Nov 2, 1979 – Nov 9, 1994 · 15 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Nov 9, 1994
Santiago E. Campos D
Jul 12, 1978 – Dec 26, 1992 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 26, 1992
Edwin Leard Mechem R
Oct 14, 1970 – Jul 3, 1982 · 12 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jul 3, 1982
Howard C. Bratton D
Mar 17, 1964 – Feb 4, 1987 · 23 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Feb 4, 1987
Harry Vearle Payne D
Mar 27, 1963 – Apr 6, 1978 · 15 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Apr 6, 1978
Waldo Henry Rogers R
May 15, 1954 – Jan 12, 1964 · 9.7 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Carl A. Hatch D
Jan 21, 1949 – Apr 5, 1963 · 14 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Apr 5, 1963
Orie Leon Phillips R
Mar 3, 1923 – Apr 29, 1929 · 6.2 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding
Colin Neblett D
Feb 5, 1917 – Jul 6, 1948 · 31 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status Jul 6, 1948
William Hayes Pope R
Feb 20, 1912 – Sep 13, 1916 · 4.6 years · appointed by William H. Taft

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.