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Maria Christina Armijo (born January 17, 1951) is an inactive
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of the
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Early life and education

Born in
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,
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, Armijo graduated from the
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with her
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degree in 1972 and later from
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with a
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in 1975. Armijo's grandfather was a well-known figure in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He served as the District Attorney and then became one of the longest serving judges in the history of New Mexico, serving in the Fourth Judicial District of New Mexico more than 35 years until his death.


Career

Armijo was a staff attorney of
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Legal Services, New Mexico from 1976 to 1978 where she served, among others, indigent Native Americans. She was in private practice in New Mexico from 1978 to 1996. In 1996, Armijo was appointed by Governor
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to the New Mexico Court of Appeals. Following her appointment, she won election to the seat, making her one of only a handful of Republicans to win a statewide judicial office in New Mexico, and the first Latina to serve as an appellate judge in New Mexico. While serving on the Court of Appeals, Judge Armijo authored more than 50 opinions and participated in many more. Judge Armijo's service on the Court of Appeals ended in November 2001 when she was appointed to the United States District Court.


Federal judicial career

In 2001, Armijo was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico by President
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on September 4, 2001, to a new seat created by 114 Stat. 2762. Armijo was
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ly confirmed by the Senate on November 6, 2001 on a Senate vote and received her commission on November 12, 2001. She became Chief Judge of the court on October 1, 2012. As Chief Judge, she received praise for steering the court through the federal budget sequestration that struck shortly after she became chief. Under her leadership, the court also worked cooperatively to consolidate the federal bankruptcy court into the Domenici federal courthouse, reportedly saving taxpayers roughly $1 million per year. During her tenure as chief, the U.S. District Court filled eight full-time and part-time magistrate judge positions. She assumed senior status on February 7, 2018.


See also

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* List of first women lawyers and judges in New Mexico


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Armijo, Christina 1951 births Living people 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American women lawyers 21st-century American women judges Hispanic and Latino American judges Hispanic and Latino American lawyers Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico New Mexico state court judges People from Las Vegas, New Mexico United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush University of New Mexico alumni