New Mexico Supreme Court
237 Don Gaspar Avenue, Room 104
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Post Office Box 848
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Full Name:
C. Shannon Bacon
Gender:
Female
Family:
Wife: Twila
Birth Place:
North Valley, NM
Home City:
Albuquerque, NM
BA, History, Creighton University
JD, Creighton University School of Law, 1994-1997
Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court, 2019-2022; 2024-present
Chief Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court, 2022-2024
No caucus information on file.
Adjunct Professor, University of New Mexico School of Law, present
Former District Judge, Bernalillo County Water and Middle Rio Grande Conservancy
Candidate, New Mexico Supreme Court, 2020
Former Partner/Shareholder/Trial Group Manager, Sutin, Thayer and Brown, Professional Association, 2005-2020
Appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court, January 25th, 2019
Presiding Civil Judge, Second Judicial District Court, New Mexico, 2010-2019
Former Partner, Eaves, Bardacke, Baugh, Kierst and Larson, Professional Association, 1995-2005
Former Law Clerk, Judge A. Joseph Alarid, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1997-1999
Former Member, Access to Justice Commission
Member, Albuquerque Community Foundation
Former Co-Chair, Bernalillo County Pro Bono Committee
Volunteer, Casa Q
Volunteer, Cuidando Los Ninos
Board President, District and Metropolitan Judges Association
Former Member, New Mexico Supreme Court Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Rules Committee
Former Chair, New Mexico Supreme Court Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Steering Committee
Member, New Mexico Womens Bar
Member, Southwest Womens Law Center
Former Chair, Supreme Court Personnel Rules Committee
Former Chair, Supreme Court Rules of Evidence Committee
Election Protection Volunteer, Democratic Party, 2000-2010
Board Member, Emerge New Mexico, 2006-2008