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Matthew Justin Wilson
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Matthew Justin Wilson is a judge for the First Judicial District of New Mexico. He was appointed by Governor Susana Martinez in October 2013 to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Steve D. Pfeffer. He ran for election to a six-year term in 2014, but was defeated in the Democratic primary. Wilson then ran unopposed for the family court position (Division 9) on the First Judicial District.[1][2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: New Mexico judicial elections, 2014
Wilson ran for re-election to the First Judicial District.
Primary: He was defeated in the Democratic primary on June 3, 2014, receiving 32.3 percent of the vote. He competed against David Thomson and Yvonne Kathleen Quintana.
General: Wilson then ran unopposed and won election to the family court position (Division 9) on the New Mexico First Judicial District Court[2][4]
Education
Wilson earned a B.A. in history from the University of California at Santa Cruz and his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.[5]
Career
Prior to his judicial appointment, Wilson was a domestic relations hearing officer for the First Judicial District. In the past, he also served as the special assistant attorney general for New Mexico's Human Services Department and as a prosecutor in Alamogordo for the District Attorney's Office.[1]
See also
External links
- Santa Fe New Mexican, "Martinez appoints Dem to First District judge seat," October 18, 2013
- Santa Fe New Mexican, "One First District judge faces primary challengers," May 20, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Santa Fe New Mexican, "Martinez appoints Dem to First District judge seat," October 18, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Mexico Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed January 16, 2015
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "OFFICIAL RESULTS General - November 4, 2014," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "UNOFFICIAL RESULTS Primary Election 2014," June 4, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico News Network, "Governor Susana Martinez Appoints Matthew Justin Wilson to First Judicial District Division VI," October 18, 2013
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
