C. Shannon Bacon

C. Shannon Bacon is an American attorney, legal scholar, and jurist serving as an Associate Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court.

C. Shannon Bacon
Associate Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
Assumed office
February 4, 2019
Appointed byMichelle Lujan Grisham
Preceded byCharles W. Daniels
Personal details
EducationCreighton University (BA, JD)

Early life and education

Bacon was raised in North Valley, New Mexico.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Creighton University in Omaha and a Juris Doctor from the Creighton University School of Law.[2]

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.[3] Bacon is an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law, where she teaches courses on evidence and trial practice.[3]

Judicial career

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.[4]

New Mexico Supreme Court

In December 2018, Bacon was one of fourteen applicants who applied for two upcoming vacancies on the Supreme Court.[5] On January 11, 2019 the Nominating Commission submitted her name along with six others to fill the vacancies.[6] 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.[7] She was sworn in on February 4, 2019.[8]

References
  1. Bacon, Keep Justice Shannon. "About". Keep Justice Shannon Bacon. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  2. "Hon. C. Shannon Bacon Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  3. "Governor Lujan Grisham fills pair of Supreme Court seats". Office of the Governor - Michelle Lujan Grisham. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  4. "Civil Court Judges". seconddistrictcourt.nmcourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  5. Barnitz, Katy (2018-12-07). "14 apply for New Mexico Supreme Court vacancies". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  6. "Panel picks finalists for New Mexico Supreme Court vacancies". KOB 4. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  7. Nathanson, Rick (2019-01-25). "Gov. fills 2 vacancies on Supreme Court". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  8. "Justice C. Shannon Bacon". cms.nmcourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Charles W. Daniels		 Associate Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
2019–present		 Incumbent


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