Richard Bosson
| Richard Bosson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| New Mexico Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Justice |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 2002-2020 |
| Past position: | New Mexico Court of Appeals |
| Past term: | 1994-2002 |
| Past position: | Judge |
| Personal History | |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Undergraduate: | Wesleyan University, 1966 |
| Law School: | Georgetown University Law Center, 1969 |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | New Mexico Supreme Court |
| State: | New Mexico |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Primary date: | June 5, 2012 |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Election vote: | 75.31% |
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Richard Bosson is a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. Judge Bosson was elected to the court on November 5, 2002. His current term ends December 31, 2020.[1]
Education
Bosson received his Bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in 1966 and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1969. He also has a Master of Laws in Judicial Process from the Virginia School of Law.[2]
Career
After graduating from law school, Bosson spent four years with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund. After that, he spent a year in Colombia on a Teaching Fellowship at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogota. Next, Bosson joined the New Mexico Attorney General's Office in the Consumer Protection Division. From 1981-1994, he worked in private practice. While employed in the private sector, Bosson also served as the New Mexico Commissioner of Banking and as Bond Counsel for New Mexico and the city Santa Fe. In 1994, he was appointed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals by Governor Bruce King. He served in this capacity until his election to the New Mexico Supreme Court in 2002.[3]
Awards and Associations
- 1994-1995 Member, New Mexico Constitution Revision Commission
- Founding Member, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Albuquerque
- 1970-1974 Legal Aid Society, Albuquerque
- Board of Trustees, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association [3]
Elections
2012
Bosson was retained with 75.31% of the vote in the general election on November 6th.[4][5]
- See also: New Mexico judicial elections, 2012
2004
Bosson was retained by voters in 2004 with 76% of the vote.[6]
External links
- New Mexico Supreme Court, Justice Richard C. Bosson
- Project Vote Smart, Justice Richard C. Bosson (NM)
References
- ↑ New Mexico Supreme Court: Justices since statehood
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, Justice Richard C. Bosson (NM)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Mexico Supreme Court, Justice Richard C. Bosson
- ↑ ABQ Journal, "Martinez Picks in District, Appeals Benches Losing," November 7, 2012
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State - 2012 Official General Election Results
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, 2004 General Election Results
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| Current |
Edward Chavez • Charles Daniels • Petra Jimenez Maes • Richard Bosson • Barbara J. Vigil • | ||
| Former | Patricio Serna • Paul J. Kennedy • | ||
