Judith Claire Herrera (born April 28, 1954) is an American attorney serving as a
senior
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United States district judge
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of the
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
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Appeals fr ...
.
Early life and education
Born in
Chicago
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, Herrera received a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from the
University of New Mexico
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in 1976 and a
Juris Doctor
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from
Georgetown University Law Center
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in 1979.
Career
Herrera served as an assistant district attorney in
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
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, 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
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from 1981 to 1986.
Federal judicial service
On September 23, 2003, Herrera was nominated by President
George W. Bush
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to a seat on the
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
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vacated by
James Aubrey Parker
James Aubrey Parker (January 8, 1937 – September 16, 2022) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Education and career
Born in Houston, Texas, Parker received a Bachelor of Arts d ...
. She was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on June 3, 2004, and received her commission on June 13, 2004. She assumed
senior status on July 1, 2019.
See also
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List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
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References
External links
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1954 births
Living people
University of New Mexico alumni
Georgetown University Law Center alumni
Hispanic and Latino American judges
Hispanic and Latino American lawyers
Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
20th-century American lawyers
20th-century American women lawyers
21st-century American women judges
21st-century American lawyers
21st-century American women lawyers
Lawyers from Chicago
Lawyers from Santa Fe, New Mexico
New Mexico city council members
Hispanic and Latino American people in New Mexico politics
Women city councillors in New Mexico
Hispanic and Latino American city council members