Pamela B. Minzner
Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
In office
1999–2000
Associate Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
In office
December 2, 1994 – August 31, 2007
Preceded bySeth D. Montgomery
Succeeded byCharles W. Daniels
Personal details
BornAlbuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Miami (BA)
Harvard Law School (JD)

Pamela Burgy Minzner (1943-2007) was the New Mexico Supreme Court’s first female chief justice.[1]

Born on November 19, 1943, she earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Miami (1965) and Juris Doctor (1968) at Harvard Law School.

Upon graduation from law school, Minzner initially worked as an attorney in Boston, Massachusetts.[2][3] She was married to Richard C. Minzner, Esq., and after relocating to New Mexico in 1971, they both briefly worked together at the same law firm. A year later, she joined the University of New Mexico School of Law faculty and remained as an educator until 1984. Governor Toney Anaya appointed Minzner to the New Mexico Court of Appeals in 1984. She stayed at the Court of Appeals for ten years, serving as the court's first female Chief Judge from 1993 to 1994.[4] On December 2, 1994, Minzner was appointed as a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. By 1999, her cohorts elected her as the chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. Minzner made judicial history once again, as she was the first female to serve in the position. She served on the bench until her death on August 31, 2007.[5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ "PAMELA MINZNER: 1943–2007". Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Pamela Minzner: Deceased, Supreme Court of New Mexico". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  3. ↑ "1996 election bio on Justice Pamela B. Minzer, the first woman to serve on the NM Supreme Court". The Santa Fe Reporter. 30 October 1996. p. 60. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  4. ↑ Chavez, Edward L. (Winter 2009). "Pamela B. Minzner: From Professional Promise to New Mexico's Iconic Leader in Professionalism". New Mexico Law Review.
  5. ↑ "ABQJOURNAL HEALTH: State Supreme Court Justice Pamela Minzner Dead at 63". abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  6. ↑ "Pamela Minzner, Supreme Court justice in N.M." The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2019-09-07.


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