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Benjamin Chavez
Benjamin Chavez was a judge for Division XIX of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on January 20, 2024.
Chavez ran for re-election for the Division XIX judge of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Chavez was previously the judge for Judicial Division 13 of the Bernalillo Metropolitan Courts.[1][2]
Election
2020
New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XIX
Benjamin Chavez was retained to Division XIX of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 71.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
71.7
|
171,159 | ||
No |
28.3
|
67,438 | |||
Total Votes |
238,597 | ||||
|
|
2014
Chavez was retained to the 2nd District Court with 71.8 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation
The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission did not provide a rating for Judge Chavez, based on insufficient time in office. The full report is available here.
2012
Benjamin Chavez ran successfully for a seat on the New Mexico Second Judicial District Court, Division 19.[4] He defeated incumbent Samuel L. Winder in the general election after running unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 5th.[5][6]
- Main article: New Mexico judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Benjamin Chavez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Chavez received his B.A. in English from the University of New Mexico in 1992; he received his J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1996.[2]
Career
Prior to joining the court Chavez worked as an attorney in several different firms and in public service. Chavez worked as an assistant city attorney for Albuquerque, New Mexico, an assistant district attorney (Felony Prosecutor) in the Second Judicial District Attorney's Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico, a narcotics prosecutor, an assistant district attorney (DWI Prosecutor) in the Eighth Judicial District Attorney's Office, Taos, New Mexico, a Taos County DWI Prosecutor, and an associate attorney with Duhigg, Cronin, Spring & Berlin, P.A.[2]
Awards and associations
- State Bar of New Mexico, Member, 1996-present
- New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association, Member
- New Mexico Women's Bar Association, Member
- Albuquerque Bar Association, Member
- District and Metropolitan Judges Association, Board Member
- Judicial Continuing Legal Education Committee, Member
- Metropolitan Courts Rules Committee, Member
- Bullcoming Advisory Committee, Member, Summer 2011[2]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Municipal Court "Directory"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Indian Country Today Media, "First Republican Native Judge in New Mexico Up for Re-election," October 5, 2012
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Candidate List"
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results"
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Primary results," accessed June 6, 2012
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2012 Official General Election Results"
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Mexico • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Mexico
State courts:
New Mexico Supreme Court • New Mexico Court of Appeals • New Mexico District Courts • New Mexico Magistrate Court • New Mexico Municipal Courts • New Mexico Probate Courts • New Mexico Problem-Solving Courts • New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration Court • Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court
State resources:
Courts in New Mexico • New Mexico judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Mexico
