Mack Easley
Mack Easley | |
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19th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico | |
In office January 1, 1963 – January 1, 1967 | |
Governor | Jack M. Campbell |
Preceded by | Tom Bolack |
Succeeded by | Lee Francis |
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives | |
In office 1951–1953 1955–1963 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tahlequah, Oklahoma, U.S. | October 14, 1916
Died | March 1, 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Oklahoma (LLB) |
Mack Easley (October 14, 1916 – March 1, 2006) was an American politician and judge in New Mexico.
Early life and education
[edit]Easley was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He moved to Hobbs, New Mexico in 1947 after graduating from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
Career
[edit]After serving as assistant District Attorney, he was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives, where he served five terms from 1951 to 1953 and 1955 to 1963. He also served Speaker of the House. In 1962, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico and served for two terms (1963–1967) with Governor Jack Campbell.[1] After returning to Hobbs to become its new State Senator, Governor Bruce King appointed him as a judge to the Fifth District Judge in 1974.[2] In 1975, Governor Jerry Apodaca appointed Easley to a seat on the New Mexico Supreme Court vacated by the resignation of Donnan Stephenson, where he was elected to a second term. He retired in 1982 as chief justice.
Family
[edit]Easley married artist Loyce Easley, with whom he had two children, Roger Easley and June Hudson.
References
[edit]- ^ State of New Mexico (July 2012). Kathryn A. Flynn (ed.). 2012 Centennial Blue Book (PDF). Diana J. Duran. Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. pp. 218–219. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ^ "Easley named justice". Alamogordo Daily News. June 15, 1976. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- "Obituaries: Mack Easley". Albuquerque Journal. 3 March 2006.
- 1916 births
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- Justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court
- Lieutenant governors of New Mexico
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