Sarah M. Davenport

Sarah M. Davenport
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2025
Appointed by	Joe Biden
Preceded by	William P. Johnson
Personal details
Born	1976 (age 48–49) Hobbs, New Mexico, U.S.
Education	New Mexico State University (BMus) University of New Mexico (JD)

Sarah Morgan Davenport[1] (born 1976)[2] is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Education

Davenport received a Bachelor of Music from New Mexico State University in 1998 and a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2006.[3]

Career

From 2006 to 2008, she was a law clerk in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico and from 2008 to 2009, she was as a special assistant United States attorney in Las Cruces. From 2009 to 2025, she served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico.[3]

Federal judicial service

On August 28, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Davenport to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.[3] Her nomination was supported by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján.[1] On September 9, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Davenport to the seat being vacated by Judge William P. Johnson, who will assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor.[4][5] On September 25, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On November 21, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote.[7] On December 4, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 50–45 vote.[8] The following day, her nomination was confirmed by a 52–45 vote.[9] She received her judicial commission on January 13, 2025.[10]

References

1. "Heinrich, Luján Welcome Nomination of Sarah Davenport for U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico" (Press release). August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
2. "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
3. "President Biden Names Fifty-Fourth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. "Future Judicial Vacancies | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov.
5. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 9, 2024. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024.
6. "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 24, 2024.
7. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 21, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
8. "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sarah Morgan Davenport to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico)". United States Senate. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
9. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Sarah Morgan Davenport, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico)". United States Senate. December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
10. Sarah M. Davenport at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Sarah M. Davenport at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by William P. Johnson	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 2025–present	Incumbent