Judith C. Herrera
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Judith Claire Herrera (born 1954) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Herrera received a B.A. from the University of New Mexico in 1976 and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1979. She was an assistant district attorney in Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1979 to 1980, and was then in private practice in Santa Fe until 2004. She was a member of the Santa Fe City Council from 1981 to 1986.
On September 23, 2003, Herrera was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico vacated by James A. Parker. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 3, 2004, and received her commission on June 13, 2004.
Sources
- Judith C. Herrera at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 2004–present |
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Categories:
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1954 births
- Living people
- University of New Mexico alumni
- Georgetown University Law Center alumni
- American women judges
- Hispanic and Latino American judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- People from Chicago, Illinois
