C. Shannon Bacon

Shannon Bacon
Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
In office
April 13, 2022 – April 16, 2024
Preceded byMichael E. Vigil
Succeeded byDavid K. Thomson
Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 4, 2019
Appointed byMichelle Lujan Grisham
Preceded byCharles W. Daniels
Personal details
Born1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationCreighton University (BA, JD)

C. Shannon Bacon (born 1971 or 1972)[1] is an American attorney, legal scholar, and jurist serving as a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court.

Early life and education

Bacon was raised in North Valley, New Mexico.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Creighton University in Omaha and a Juris Doctor from the Creighton University School of Law.[3]

Career

After graduating from law school, Bacon returned to Albuquerque, where she was admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico in 1997. She was formerly partner at a pair of Albuquerque law firms and clerked under Judge A. Joseph Alarid at the New Mexico Court of Appeals.[4] Bacon is an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law, where she teaches courses on evidence and trial practice.[4]

Judicial service

State district court

Bacon was appointed a Judge of the Second Judicial District Court in 2010, where she served until her elevation to the Supreme Court.[5]

New Mexico Supreme Court

In December 2018, Bacon was one of fourteen applicants who applied for two upcoming vacancies on the Supreme Court.[6] On January 11, 2019 the Nominating Commission submitted her name along with six others to fill the vacancies.[7] On January 25, 2019 Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her pick of Bacon to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Charles W. Daniels.[8] She was sworn in on February 4, 2019.[9] She was elected to serve as the next chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court and sworn in on April 13, 2022.[10] and served until April 16, 2024, when she was succeeded by David K. Thomson.

Personal

Bacon identifies as a lesbian.[11] In 2022, she became the first openly LGBT member to serve as the Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Supreme Court candidates at a glance". Santa Fe New Mexican. May 26, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Bacon, Keep Justice Shannon. "About". Keep Justice Shannon Bacon. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  3. ^ "Hon. C. Shannon Bacon Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  4. ^ a b "Governor Lujan Grisham fills pair of Supreme Court seats". Office of the Governor - Michelle Lujan Grisham. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  5. ^ "Civil Court Judges". seconddistrictcourt.nmcourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  6. ^ Barnitz, Katy (2018-12-07). "14 apply for New Mexico Supreme Court vacancies". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  7. ^ "Panel picks finalists for New Mexico Supreme Court vacancies". KOB 4. 2019-01-11. Archived from the original on 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  8. ^ Nathanson, Rick (2019-01-25). "Gov. fills 2 vacancies on Supreme Court". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  9. ^ "Justice C. Shannon Bacon". cms.nmcourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  10. ^ "C. Shannon Bacon takes over as chief justice of New Mexico Supreme Court". Las Cruces Sun-News. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  11. ^ Bolcer, Julie. "Lesbian Judge Wins Statewide Race". Advocate. Pride Media. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  12. ^ Wilhelm, T., & Vining, R.L. (2023). Administering Justice: Placing the Chief Justice in American State Politics. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/book.112439.
Legal offices
Preceded by Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
2019–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
2022–2024 		Succeeded by


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