Celia Castillo
Celia Foy Castillo was a judge on the New Mexico Court of Appeals. She was elected to this position in November 2000 and retained by voters in 2010 for an eight-year term, but she did not serve until the end of that term, retiring in December 2012.[1][2] She was replaced by two-time court appointee J. Miles Hanisee.[3]
Education
Judge Castillo was born in southern New Mexico. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and education from Saint Mary's College in 1971. She then left to teach English in Spain and later came back to teach Spanish in New Mexico. After that, she worked as a research analyst for the Legislative Education School Study Committee. In 1981, she received her J.D. degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law.[1]
Career
After law school, Judge Castillo clerked for Mary Walters of the New Mexico Court of Appeals. She then became as a private practice lawyer and eventually joined the law firm Foy, Foy, and Castillo, where she worked until her appointment to the Court of Appeals.[1]
2010 election
Castillo was retained on November 2, 2010 by 69 percent of voters.[4]
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