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C. Shannon Bacon
American judge (born 1971 or 1972) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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C. Shannon Bacon (born May 29, 1971)[1] is an American attorney, legal scholar, and jurist serving as a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court.
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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
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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.
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Bacon is 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]
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