Judith C. Herrera

Judith Claire Herrera
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Incumbent
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	vacant
Personal details
Born	(1954-04-28) April 28, 1954 Chicago, Illinois
Education	University of New Mexico (B.A.) Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.)

Judith Claire Herrera (born April 28, 1954) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Education and career

Born in Chicago, Illinois, 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. She was 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.

Federal judicial service

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.

Sources

• Judith C. Herrera at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.