Judith Herrera | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2019 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
| In office June 13, 2004 – July 1, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James Aubrey Parker |
| Succeeded by | Matthew L. Garcia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Judith Claire Herrera April 28, 1954 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | University of New Mexico (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Judith Claire Herrera (born April 28, 1954) is an American attorney serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Born in Chicago, Herrera received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Mexico in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1979.
Herrera served as an assistant district attorney in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from 1979 to 1980, and was then in private practice in Santa Fe until 2004. She was a member of the Santa Fe City Council from 1981 to 1986.
On September 23, 2003, Herrera was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico vacated by James Aubrey Parker. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 3, 2004, and received her commission on June 13, 2004. She assumed senior status on July 1, 2019.[1]