David K. Thomson (born 1967 or 1968)[1] is an American attorney and jurist who has served as the chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court since 2024 and as a justice of the court since 2019.
David Thomson | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office April 17, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | C. Shannon Bacon |
| Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office February 4, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
| Preceded by | Petra Jimenez Maes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 56–57) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) University of Denver (JD) |
Early life and education
editThomson was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Denver School of Law.[2]
Career
editHe was admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico in 1999. After graduating law school, he worked as a sole practitioner in Santa Fe and clerked under Judge Bruce D. Black of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. He previously worked for more than a decade in the New Mexico Attorney General's Office, where he served as deputy attorney general and director of the litigation division.[3][4]
State court service
editThomson was appointed to the District Court by Governor Bill Richardson.[5] He served as a district court judge in the first judicial district from 2014 until his elevation to the Supreme Court.[4]
New Mexico Supreme Court
editIn December 2018, Thomson was one of fourteen applicants who applied for two upcoming vacancies on the New Mexico Supreme Court.[6] On January 11, 2019, the nominating commission submitted his name along with six others to fill the vacancies.[7] On January 25, 2019, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her selection of Thomson to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Petra Jimenez Maes.[8][4] He was sworn in on February 4, 2019.[9] He was sworn in as the chief justice on April 17, 2024.[10]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "District Court Judge, Division VI (D) - David K. Thomson". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ "Justice David K. Thomson". supremecourt.nmcourts.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ "David K. Thomson". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ a b c "Governor Lujan Grisham fills pair of Supreme Court seats". Office of the Governor - Michelle Lujan Grisham. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Trapp, R. Braiden. "Court Picks For June Primary". Rio Grande SUN. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Barnitz, Katy (2018-12-07). "14 apply for New Mexico Supreme Court vacancies". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ "Panel picks finalists for New Mexico Supreme Court vacancies". KOB 4. 2019-01-11. Archived from the original on 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Nathanson, Rick (2019-01-25). "Gov. fills 2 vacancies on Supreme Court". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ "Justice David K. Thomson". cms.nmcourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ Moore, Eddie (April 18, 2024). "New state Supreme Court justice is sworn in". Albuquerque Journal.
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