Edwin Mechem
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Edwin Leard Mechem (1912-2002) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Mechem was nominated by President Richard Nixon on September 3, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 8, 1970, and received commission on October 14. He assumed senior status on July 3, 1982, and served in that capacity until his death on November 27, 2002.[1] Mechem was succeeded in this position by Bobby Baldock.
Early life and education
- University of Arkansas School of Law, LL.B., 1939[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1939-1942
- Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Little Rock, Arkansas, San Francisco, California, and San Antonio, Texas, 1942-1945
- Private practice, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1945-1950
- Member, New Mexico House of Representatives, 1947-1948
- State Governor, New Mexico, 1951-1954
- Private practice, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1955-1956
- State Governor, New Mexico, 1957-1958
- Private practice, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1959-1960
- State Governor, New Mexico, 1961-1962
- U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1962-1964
- Private practice, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1965-1970[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of New Mexico
Mechem was nominated by President Richard Nixon on September 3, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 8, 1970, and received commission on October 14. He assumed senior status on July 3, 1982, and served in that capacity until his death on November 27, 2002.[1] Mechem was succeeded in this position by Bobby Baldock.
See also
- News: NM Representative proposes bill to rename state federal courthouse after Judge Mechem, December 26, 2011
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Edwin Mechem's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of New Mexico 1970–1982 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Bobby Baldock
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
