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Stan Whitaker
Stan Whitaker is a judge for Division II of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court. He assumed office in 2006. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Whitaker ran for re-election for the Division II judge of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Whitaker became chief judge in 2019.[1]
Elections
2020
New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division II
Stan Whitaker was retained to Division II of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 71.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
71.4
|
171,993 | ||
No |
28.6
|
68,872 | |||
Total Votes |
240,865 | ||||
|
|
2014
Whitaker was retained to the 2nd District Court with 74.4 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [2]
Judicial performance evaluation
The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission recommended that Judge Whitaker be retained. The full report is available here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Stan Whitaker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Whitaker received his undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas and his J.D. from the University of New Mexico.[3]
Career
- 2006-2020: Judge, New Mexico Second Judicial District Court
- 2003-2006: Prosecutor, Second Judicial District
- 2000-2006: Special commissioner for domestic violence
- 1996-2000: Assistant U.S. attorney, New Mexico[3]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "Judge Nan Nash announces plans to retire," November 7, 2018
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Candidate List"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
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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
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
