Juan Burciaga
| Juan Burciaga | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Jimmy Carter |
| Active: | 11/2/1979 - 11/9/1994 |
| Chief: | 1989 - 1994 |
| Senior: | 11/9/1994 - 3/5/1995 |
| Preceded by: | 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Succeeded by: | Bruce Black |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | August 17, 1929 |
| Home State: | Roswell, NM |
| Deceased: | March 5, 1995 |
| Bachelors: | U.S. Military Academy, B.S., 1952 |
| Law School: | U. of New Mexico Law, J.D., 1963 |
| Military service: | U.S. Air Force 1952-1959 |
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Juan Guerrero Burciaga (1929-1995) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Burciaga was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on July 19, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 31, 1979, and received commission on November 2. He served as chief judge from 1989 until he assumed senior status on November 9, 1994. He served until his death on March 5, 1995.[1]
Early life and education
- U.S. Military Academy, B.S., 1952
- University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 1963[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Air Force Pilot, 1952-1959
- Law clerk, Hon. H. Vearle Payne, U.S. District Court, New Mexico, 1963-1964
- Private practice, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1964-1968
- Special assistant state attorney general, Office of the State Attorney General, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1967-1969
- Private practice, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969-1979
- Lecturer, University of New Mexico School of Law, 1970-1971
- Special prosecutor, First Judicial District, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1975[1]
Judicial career
District of New Mexico
Burciaga was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on July 19, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 31, 1979, and received commission on November 2. He served as chief judge from 1989 until he assumed senior status on November 9, 1994. He served until his death on March 5, 1995.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Juan Burciaga's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of New Mexico 1979–1994 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Bruce Black |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Christina Armijo • Martha Vazquez • Robert Brack • James O. Browning • William P. Johnson • Judith Herrera | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Lorenzo Garcia • Carmen Garza • Lourdes Martinez • Karen Molzen • Robert Scott • Alan Torgerson • William P. Lynch • Gregory Wormuth • Stephan Vidmar • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Bobby Baldock • William Hayes Pope • Colin Neblett • Orie Leon Phillips • Howard Bratton • Juan Burciaga • Santiago Campos • Carl Hatch • Edwin Mechem • Harry Payne • Waldo Rogers • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Martha Vazquez • John Conway • James Parker • Bruce Black • Howard Bratton • Juan Burciaga • Santiago Campos • Carl Hatch • Harry Payne • Waldo Rogers • | ||
