Lorenzo Garcia (Federal magistrate judge)
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Lorenzo F. Garcia was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. He was appointed to this position on November 9, 1992, and retired from judicial service on January 3, 2014.[1][2][3]
Career
Judge Garcia became a judge in 1978 when he was appointed to the New Mexico First Judicial District Court. After serving as Chief of this district, he was appointed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals, where he worked until he became a federal magistrate judge in 1992. During his tenure on the Court of Appeals, he also served as a "designated justice" on the New Mexico Supreme Court for multiple cases. He has taught law at the National Judicial College, the University of New Mexico and the University of South Carolina’s National Advocacy Center.[1]
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
