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United States District Court for the District of New Mexico Established June 20, 1910
The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (in case citations , D.N.M. ) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of New Mexico . Court is held in Albuquerque , Las Cruces , Las Vegas , Roswell , Santa Fe , and Silver City .
Appeals from the District of New Mexico are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act , which are appealed to the Federal Circuit ).
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.
United States Attorney David Iglesias headed this office until his controversial dismissal following the 2006 midterm elections .
The current United States Attorney is Damon Paul Martinez . He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by voice vote on May 21, 2014.
Current U.S. District Judges
The court has announced that the judgeship now occupied by Judge Gonzales, will henceforth be located in Las Cruces rather than its previous location of Santa Fe .[1]
Former U.S. District Judges
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Seat 2
Seat established on September 14, 1922 by 42 Stat. 837 (temporary)
Phillips
1923–1929
Seat abolished on April 29, 1929 (temporary judgeship expired)
Seat 3
Seat established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Rogers
1954–1964
Bratton
1964–1987
Parker
1987–2003
Herrera
2004–present
Seat 5
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Burciaga
1979–1994
Black
1995–2012
Gonzales
2013–present
Seat 6
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Hansen
1992–2003
Browning
2003–present
Seat 7
Seat established on December 21, 2000 by 114 Stat. 2762
Armijo
2001–present
Seat 8
Seat established on November 2, 2002 by 116 Stat. 1758 (temporary)
Brack
2003–present
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