# List of justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court

Following is a list of justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court:

## Current justices

| Justice | Born | Political party | Tenure began | Term ends | Chief | Appointing governor | Law school |
| C. Shannon Bacon, Chief Justice | 1971 or 1972 (age 52–53) | Democratic | February 4, 2019 | 2026 | 2022–present | Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) | Creighton |
| Michael E. Vigil | (1951-05-23) May 23, 1951 (age 73) | Democratic | January 1, 2019 | 2025 | 2020–2022 | n/a | Georgetown |
| David K. Thomson | 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56) | Democratic | February 4, 2019 | 2026 | — | Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) | Denver |
| Julie J. Vargas | 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56) | Democratic | January 25, 2021 | 2022 | — | Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) | New Mexico |
| Briana Zamora | 1973 or 1974 (age 50–51) | Democratic | August 9, 2021 | 2022 | – | Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) | New Mexico |
* ↑ Terms end on December 31.
Source: Justices of the Supreme Court - State of New Mexico, retrieved March 31, 2016.

## Former justices

| Justice | Began service | Ended service | Notes |
| Joseph F. Baca | January 1, 1989 | July 31, 2002 | |
| Richmond P. Barnes | September 25, 1922 | November 7, 1922 | Defeated for reelection. |
| Howard L. Bickley | January 1, 1925 | March 4, 1947 | Died in office. |
| Richard C. Bosson | January 1, 2003 | October 30, 2015 | Retired. |
| Clarence M. Botts | December 26, 1922 | December 31, 1924 | Not nominated for reelection. |
| Sam G. Bratton | January 1, 1923 | September 16, 1924 | Resigned. |
| Charles R. Brice | January 1, 1935 | December 31, 1950 | Retired. |
| David W. Carmody | January 1, 1959 | April 30, 1969 | Retired. |
| Charles C. Catron | March 15, 1929 | December 31, 1930 | Not nominated for reelection. |
| David Chávez | January 11, 1960 | December 31, 1968 | Retired. |
| Edward L. Chávez | March 7, 2003 | March 9, 2018 | Appointed by Governor Richardson January 1, 2003 (sworn in March 7) to complete Gene E. Franchini's term ending December 31, 2006; elected in 2004; won retention in 2006; won retention in 2014. Retired March 2018. |
| Gary L. Clingman | April 30, 2018 | December 28, 2018 | Defeated for election |
| James C. Compton | April 1, 1947 | December 31, 1972 | Retired after he lost his 1972 primary election. |
| Henry G. Coors | January 1, 1951 | July 8, 1953 | Retired. |
| Charles W. Daniels | January 1, 2007 | December 31, 2018 | Retired. |
| Stephen B. Davis Jr. | November 1, 1921 | September 25, 1922 | Resigned. |
| Mack Easley | July 1, 1976 | September 30, 1982 | Retired. |
| William R. Federici | April 15, 1977 | December 31, 1986 | Retired. |
| Edwin L. Felter | August 16, 1979 | December 31, 1980 | Retired. |
| Tomlinson Fort | September 19, 1924 | December 31, 1924 | Not nominated for reelection. |
| Gene E. Franchini | November 30, 1990 | December 31, 2002 | Term ended. |
| Stanley F. Frost | November 8, 1991 | May 31, 1996 | Retired. |
| Richard H. Hanna | January 10, 1912 | November 7, 1918 | Defeated for reelection. |
| Andrew H. Hudspeth | January 1, 1931 April 1, 1946 | December 31, 1938 December 31, 1946 | Not nominated for reelection. Term ended. |
| Paul J. Kennedy | September 13, 2002 | December 20, 2002 | Resigned. |
| Henry A. Kiker | December 16, 1954 | March 25, 1958 | Died. |
| Charles B. Larrabee | July 11, 1989 | November 7, 1989 | Resigned. |
| Eugene D. Lujan | January 1, 1945 | December 31, 1959 | Retired. |
| Thomas J. Mabry | January 1, 1939 | March 28, 1946 | Resigned. |
| Petra Jimenez Maes | January 1, 1998 | December 31, 2018 | Retired. |
| Joe L. Martínez | January 1, 1973 | July 23, 1975 | Resigned. |
| James C. McGhee | January 1, 1947 | August 1, 1960 | Retired. |
| Thomas F. McKenna | April 6, 1970 | December 31, 1970 | Defeated in primary. |
| Dan A. McKinnon III | July 15, 1996 April 21, 1997 | December 6, 1996 December 6, 1998 | Resigned after defeat for reelection. Resigned after failing to be renominated in primary. |
| John B. McManus Jr. | January 1, 1971 | July 6, 1979 | Died in office. |
| Pamela B. Minzner | December 2, 1994 | August 31, 2007 | Died in office. |
| Irwin S. Moise | May 16, 1959 | March 31, 1970 | Retired. |
| Seth D. Montgomery | September 5, 1989 | October 27, 1994 | Resigned. |
| Samuel Z. Montoya | July 1, 1971 | December 31, 1976 | Retired. |
| Judith Nakamura | December 11, 2015 | December 1, 2020 | Retired. |
| Tom W. Neal | November 15, 1932 | December 31, 1932 | Served brief appointment. |
| Merrill E. Noble | August 1, 1960 | November 13, 1969 | Died in office. |
| LaFel E. Oman | January 1, 1971 | March 31, 1977 | Retired. |
| Frank W. Parker | January 10, 1912 | August 3, 1932 | Died in office. |
| H. Vern Payne | January 1, 1977 | December 1, 1983 | Retired. |
| Richard E. Ransom | January 1, 1987 | February 7, 1997 | Retired. |
| Herbert F. Raynolds | January 1, 1919 | December 26, 1922 | Resigned. |
| William F. Riordan | January 1, 1981 | December 31, 1986 | Term ended. |
| Clarence J. Roberts | January 10, 1912 | January 21, 1921 | Resigned. |
| Daniel K. Sadler | January 1, 1931 | May 15, 1959 | Retired. |
| Tony Scarborough | January 1, 1987 | July 5, 1989 | Resigned. |
| Patricio M. Serna | December 5, 1996 | August 31, 2012 | Retired. |
| Augustus T. Seymour | July 8, 1953 | December 15, 1954 | Retired after defeat for reelection. |
| W. Morris Shillinglaw | April 7, 1958 | January 1, 1959 | Defeated. |
| John F. Simms Sr. | March 15, 1929 | December 31, 1930 | Not nominated for reelection. |
| Daniel A. Sisk | January 5, 1970 | December 31, 1970 | Defeated in primary. |
| Dan Sosa Jr. | July 22, 1975 | September 30, 1991 | Retired. |
| Donnan Stephenson | January 1, 1971 | June 30, 1976 | Retired. |
| Harry E. Stowers Jr. | December 3, 1982 | May 31, 1989 | Retired. |
| Paul Tackett | January 1, 1969 | January 30, 1971 | Retired. |
| Martin A. Threet | June 1, 1943 | July 15, 1944 | Resigned. |
| Barbara J. Vigil | November 6, 2012 | June 30, 2021 | Retired. |
| Mary Coon Walters | January 13, 1984 | December 31, 1988 | Retired. |
| John C. Watson | January 1, 1925 | December 31, 1934 | Defeated for reelection; ran again unsuccessfully in 1936. |
| John T. Watson | May 29, 1969 | December 31, 1970 | Defeated in primary. |
| Kenneth B. Wilson | December 29, 1989 | November 30, 1990 | Resigned after defeat for reelection. |
| A. L. Zinn | January 1, 1933 | May 31, 1943 | Resigned. |

## Territorial justices

The Territory New Mexico was initially divided into three judicial districts, with additional districts added over time.
| Justice | Began service | Ended service | Notes |
| Joab Houghton | 1846 1865 | 1851 1869 | First District Third District |
| Grafton Baker | 1851 | 1853 | First District |
| J. J. Davenport | 1853 | 1858 | First District |
| Kirby Benedict | 1853 1858 | 1858 1866 | Third District First District |
| John P. Slough | 1866 | 1868 | First District |
| John Sebrie Watts | 1851 1868 | 1857 1869 | Second District First District |
| Joseph G. Palen | 1869 | 1876 | First District |
| Henry L. Waldo | 1876 | 1878 | First District |
| Charles McCandless | 1878 | 1879 | First District |
| L. Bradford Prince | 1879 | 1882 | First District |
| Samuel Beach Axtell | 1882 | 1885 | First District |
| Reuben A. Reeves | 1887 | 1889 | First District |
| William H. Whiteman | 1889 | 1890 | First District |
| Edward P. Seeds | 1890 | 1894 | First District |
| Napoleon B. Laughlin | 1894 | 1898 | First District |
| John R. McFie | 1898 1889 | 1889 1893 | First District Third District |
| Antonio Jose Otero | 1846 | 1851 | Second District |
| Perry E. Brocchus | 1857 1867 | 1859 1869 | Second District |
| W. F. Boon | 1859 | 1861 | Second District |
| Sydney A. Hubbell | 1861 | 1867 | Second District |
| Hezekiah Johnson | 1870 | 1876 | Second District |
| John I. Reddick | 1876 | 1877 | Second District |
| Samuel B. McLin | 1877 | 1878 | Second District |
| Samuel C. Parks | 1878 | 1882 | Second District |
| Joseph Bell | 1882 | 1885 | Second District |
| William A. Brinker | 1885 | 1889 | Second District |
| William D. Lee | 1889 | 1893 | Second District |
| Needham C. Collier | 1893 | 1898 | Second District |
| Jonathan W. Crumpacker | 1898 | 1902 | Second District |
| Benjamin S. Baker | 1902 | 1904 | Second District |
| Ira A. Abbott | 1904 | 1912 | Second District |
| Charles H. Beaubien | 1846 | 1851 | Third District |
| Horace Mower | 1851 | 1853 | Third District |
| William G. Blackwood | 1858 | 1861 | Third District |
| Joseph G. Knapp | 1861 | 1865 | Third District |
| Abram Bergen | 1869 | 1870 | Third District |
| Benjamin J. Waters | 1870 | 1871 | Third District |
| Daniel B. Johnson | 1871 | 1872 | Third District |
| Warren Bristol | 1872 | 1884 | Third District |
| Stephen Fowler Wilson | 1884 | 1885 | Third District |
| William F. Henderson | 1885 | 1889 | Third District |
| Albert B. Fall | 1893 | 1895 | Third District |
| Gideon D. Bantz | 1895 | 1898 | Third District |
| Frank W. Parker | 1898 | 1912 | Third District |
| Elisha V. Long | 1889 | 1893 | Fourth District |
| James O'Brien | 1893 | 1893 | Fourth District |
| Thomas J. Smith | 1893 | 1898 | Fourth District |
| William J. Mills | 1898 | 1910 | Fourth District |
| Clarence J. Roberts | 1910 | 1912 | Fourth District |
| Alfred A. Freeman | 1890 | 1895 | Fifth District |
| Humphrey B. Hamilton | 1895 | 1898 | Fifth District |
| Charles A. Leland | 1898 | 1900 | Fifth District |
| Daniel H. McMillan | 1900 | 1903 | Fifth District |
| William Hayes Pope | 1903 | 1912 | Fifth District |
| Edward A. Mann | 1904 | 1909 | Sixth District |
| Alford W. Cooley | 1909 | 1910 | Sixth District |
| Edward R. Wright | 1910 | 1912 | Sixth District |
| Merritt C. Mechem | 1909 | 1912 | Seventh District |