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Karen Molzen
Karen Ballard Molzen is a former federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. She was appointed to this position on April 26, 1999.[1] She served as chief magistrate judge from 2011 to 2018. Molzen retired from the court in May 2019.[2]
Education
Judge Molzen attended New Mexico State University from 1971 to 1973 and then received her B.S. degree in Cellular Biology from the University of Kansas in 1975. She earned her J.D. degree from the University of New Mexico in 1985.[3]
Career
Judge Molzen began her career in 1986 as a law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge John Conway in District of New Mexico. She clerked for Judge Conway until 1988 and again from 1991 to 1999. From 1989 to 1991, she worked as a private practice lawyer. She became a magistrate judge in 1999.[3]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
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
