Michael Vigil's Biography
- Justice of the Supreme Court (NM), Democratic
Contact Information
Office
New Mexico Supreme Court
237 Don Gaspar Avenue, Room 104
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Full Name:
Michael E. Vigil
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
05/23/1951
Home City:
Albuquerque, NM
JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1976
BA, Political Science, College of Santa Fe, 1973
Justice, New Mexico State Supreme Court, 2018-2020; 2022-present
Chief Justice, New Mexico State Supreme Court, 2020-2022
Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 2003-2015; 2017-2018
Chief Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 2015-2017
Appointed by Governor Bill Richardson, Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 2003
No caucus information on file.
Former Attorney, Private Practice: Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice, 1979-2003
Staff Attorney, Prehearing Division, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1976-1979
Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1976
Member, American Law Institute, present
Member, Budget Committee for the New Mexico Courts, present
Member, Chief Judges Council, New Mexico Courts, present
Former Member, American Inns of Court
Former Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member, Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeals
Former Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Former Member, New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Member, New Mexico Sentencing Commission