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Michael E. Vigil
Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court
Background: From 1976 to 1979, he was a staff attorney for the Court of Appeals pre-hearing division. He then worked in private practice, litigating civil, criminal, and administrative cases.
At a glance
- Court
- New Mexico Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Bill Richardson (D); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Bill Richardson (D)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- December 31, 2018
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Democratic
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: College of Santa Fe, 1973
- Law: Georgetown University Law Center, 1976
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Partisan electionVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Michael E. Vigil’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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