Paul Gregory Bardacke (born December 16, 1944)[1] is an American attorney and politician who served as the 26th Attorney General of New Mexico from 1983 to 1986.[2]

Paul Bardacke
26th Attorney General of New Mexico
In office
1983–1986
Preceded byJeff Bingaman
Succeeded byHal Stratton
Personal details
Born
Paul Gregory Bardacke

(1944-12-16) December 16, 1944 (age 79)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)

Career edit

Bardacke earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1966 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1969.[3]

Career edit

Bardacke was a recipient of the Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship (1969–1970). He was also an instructor in evidence and trial practice at the University of New Mexico School of Law from 1973 to 1982, an adjunct faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (since 1978), Special U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico (1984–1985), and Special Counsel to State of New Mexico on Windfall Profits Tax Litigation (1981–1985).[4][2]

Since leaving office as attorney general, Bardacke has maintained a private legal practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he specializes in mediation and arbitration.[5] He is a founding member of the bipartisan think-tank, Think New Mexico.[6]

He served as chairman of Governor Bill Richardson's successful gubernatorial campaigns in 2002.[4]

In 2005, he was a member of a small U.S. delegation to North Korea to negotiate civil rights issues.[7]

In 2010, he was appointed by then-Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to the National Park Service Advisory Board for a three-year term.[8]

The Paul Bardacke Complex, a building on the grounds of the New Mexico State Capitol in Santa Fe, is named after him.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "new hampshire birth index online - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  2. ^ a b "Think New Mexico's Board". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. ^ "Paul Bardacke profile". www.lawyers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Paul G. Bardacke". Sutin, Thayer & Browne, APC. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Paul Bardacke". Bardacke Allison. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  6. ^ "Board". Think New Mexico. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  7. ^ Linthicum, Leslie (2005-10-23). "Seven Days on a Voyage with Gov. Richardson". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Central Complex". www.generalservices.state.nm.us. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
Political offices
Preceded by Attorney General of New Mexico
1983-1986
Succeeded by