Shammara Henderson
2020 - Present
2032
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Shammara Henderson (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals. She assumed office on March 1, 2020. Her current term ends on December 31, 2032.
Henderson ran for re-election for judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals. She won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Henderson was appointed on February 14, 2020, by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) to replace M. Monica Zamora. Henderson was the first African-American judge appointed to the court, according to the Associated Press.[1]
Education
Henderson received her B.A. from American University in 2004. She received her J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2007.[2]
Career
- 2020-Present: Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals
- 2018-2020: Attorney, Freedman, Boyd, Hollander, Goldberg, Urias, & Ward, PA
- 2017-2018: Shareholder, Henderson & Grohman, PC
- 2012-2017: Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico
- 2011-2012: Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico
- 2009-2010: Associate General Counsel, Office of Governor Bill Richardson
- 2008-2009: Assistant District Attorney, Second Judicial District of Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 2007-2008: Judicial Law Clerk for Judge Charles W. Daniels, New Mexico Supreme Court[2]
Awards and associations
- Super Lawyers Rising Star for Civil Rights, 2020
- National Bar Association Presidential Award, 2018
- State Bar Outstanding Young Lawyer Of The Year Award, 2018
- University Of New Mexico School Of Law Alumni Promise Award, 2017
- National Bar Association Nation's Best Advocate 40 Lawyers Under 40 Award, 2017
- Albuquerque Business First 40 Under 40, 2016
Elections
2024
See also: New Mexico intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
New Mexico Court of Appeals, Shammara Henderson's seat
Shammara Henderson was retained to the New Mexico Court of Appeals on November 5, 2024 with 68.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
68.9
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497,924 | ||
No |
31.1
|
224,601 | |||
Total Votes |
722,525 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Henderson in this election.
2020
See also: New Mexico intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Mexico Court of Appeals
Incumbent Shammara Henderson defeated Gertrude Lee and Stephen Curtis in the general election for New Mexico Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shammara Henderson (D) | 51.0 | 450,566 |
| Gertrude Lee (R) | 41.9 | 370,778 | ||
| Stephen Curtis (L) | 7.1 | 62,547 | ||
| Total votes: 883,891 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals
Incumbent Shammara Henderson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shammara Henderson | 100.0 | 201,097 |
| Total votes: 201,097 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals
Gertrude Lee advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gertrude Lee | 100.0 | 131,512 | |
| Total votes: 131,512 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals
Stephen Curtis advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Stephen Curtis (Write-in) | 100.0 | 204 | |
| Total votes: 204 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Mexico • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Mexico
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