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Richard Bosson
Richard Bosson is a former justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. Bosson was elected to the court on November 5, 2002. His final term was set to expire on December 31, 2020, but in June 2015, Bosson announced his intent to retire on October 30, 2015.[1][2]
Education
Bosson received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University in 1966 and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1969. He also has an LL.M. in judicial process from the Virginia School of Law.[3]
Career
- 2002-2015: Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court
- 1994-2002: Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals
- 1981-1994: Attorney in private practice
- 1976-1981: New Mexico Attorney General's Office, Consumer Protection Division
- 1975-1976: Teaching fellowship, Universidad de los Andes in Bogota
- 1969-1973: Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund[4]
Awards and associations
- 1994-1995: Member, New Mexico Constitution Revision Commission
- 1970-1974: Legal Aid Society, Albuquerque
- Founding member, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Albuquerque
- Board of Trustees, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association[4]
Elections
2012
Bosson was retained on the New Mexico Supreme Court with 75.31 percent of the vote in the general election on November 6th.[5][6]
- See also: New Mexico judicial elections, 2012
2004
Bosson was retained to the New Mexico Supreme Court by voters in 2004 with 76 percent of the vote.[7]
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Bosson received a campaign finance score of -1.03, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was less liberal than the average score of -1.18 that justices received in New Mexico.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[8]
See also
External links
- New Mexico Supreme Court, "Justice Richard C. Bosson"
- Project Vote Smart, "Justice Richard C. Bosson (NM)"
Additional reading
- News: Supreme Court finds wedding photographers guilty of discrimination against lesbian couple , August 22, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ New Mexico Supreme Court, "Justices since statehood," accessed June 15, 2015
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "Supreme Court justice retiring," June 12, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Justice Richard C. Bosson (NM)," accessed June 15, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Mexico Supreme Court, "Justice Richard C. Bosson," accessed June 15, 2015
- ↑ ABQ Journal, "Martinez Picks in District, Appeals Benches Losing," November 7, 2012
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2012 Official General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2004 General Election Results," November 2, 2004
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
