Jacinto Palomino
Jacinto Palomino was a district court judge in the Third Judicial District of New Mexico. Judge Palomino was appointed with Judge Susan M. Riedel by Governor Susana Martinez on February 2, 2011. They were appointed to fill two vacancies created by the retirements of Jerald A. Valentine and Stephen Bridgforth.[1] He lost his bid for election on November 6, 2012.[2]
Education
Palomino received his Bachelors from Santa Clara University in 1993; he received his J.D.from the University of California San Francisco Hastings College of Law in 1996.[3]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Palomino served as a deputy district attorney for New Mexico’s Third Judicial District. Concurrently, he served as senior defense counsel for the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army Reserve. Before these appointments, he served as a private practice attorney in San Jose, California in the areas of family law and criminal defense.
Palomino served in the United States Marine Corps as a heavy vehicle operator before receiving an education and beginning a legal career.[4]
Election
2012
Jacinto Palomino was defeated by Mary W. Rosner, failing to retain his seat on the New Mexico Third Judicial District Court.[5][2]
- Main article: New Mexico judicial elections, 2012
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Governor: Press Release "Governor Susana Martinez Names Appointments to Third Judicial District Court Vacancies," February 2, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Mexico Secretary of State - 2012 Official General Election Results
- ↑ Facebook, "Judge Palomino," accessed September 18, 2012
- ↑ New Mexico Politics, "Martinez fills judicial vacancies with prosecutors," February 2, 2011
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings at the Secretary of State' Office," March 20, 2012 (dead link)
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
