Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.
D'Ann Read

Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population as well as mayoral, city council, and district attorney election coverage in state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities. This judge is outside of that coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates.
D'Ann Read is a judge for the Eddy County Magistrate Court in New Mexico. She was elected in 2014 for a term that expires on December 31, 2018.[1]
Education
Read received her J.D. from Florida State University College of Law.[2]
Career
- 2014-2018: Judge, Eddy County Magistrate Court
- 2011-2014: Attorney, D'Ann Read, Attorney at Law, LLC
- 1992-2011: Chief deputy district attorney, Carlsbad District Attorney's Office[2]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Board member, Carlsbad Recycling Advisory Board[3]
Elections
2014
See also: New Mexico judicial elections, 2014
Read ran for election to the Eddy County Magistrate Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 3, 2014.
General: She defeated Dick A. Van Dyk in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 60.4 percent of the vote.
[1][4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Mexico Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed January 8, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn.com, "D'ann Read," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ Current-Argus News, "Robin Van Natta running for Eddy County Clerk; D'Ann Read seeks magistrate judge seat," March 11, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "UNOFFICIAL RESULTS Primary Election 2014 Magistrate Judges," June 4, 2014
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