Santiago E. Campos

Santiago E. Campos
Santiago E. Campos
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
	In office; December 26, 1992 – January 20, 2001
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
	In office; 1987–1989
Preceded by	Howard C. Bratton
Succeeded by	Juan Guerrero Burciaga
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
	In office; July 12, 1978 – December 26, 1992
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Harry Vearle Payne
Succeeded by	Martha Vázquez
Personal details
Born	Santiago E. Campos; December 25, 1926; Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Died	January 20, 2001 (aged 74); Santa Fe, New Mexico
Education	University of New Mexico School of Law (J.D.)

Santiago E. Campos (December 25, 1926 – January 20, 2001) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Education and career

Born in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, Campos received a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1953. He was a seaman in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He was an assistant and first assistant state attorney general of New Mexico from 1955 to 1957. He was in private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1957 to 1970, becoming a District judge of New Mexico's First Judicial District from 1971 to 1978.[1]

On June 2, 1978, Campos was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico vacated by Judge Harry Vearle Payne. Campos was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1978, and received his commission on July 12, 1978. He served as Chief Judge from 1987 to 1989, assuming senior status on December 26, 1992 and serving in that capacity until his death of cancer, in Santa Fe. The Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse was renamed in his honor in 2004.[1][2]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Harry Vearle Payne	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 1978–1992	Succeeded by Martha Vázquez
Preceded by Howard C. Bratton	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 1987–1989	Succeeded by Juan Guerrero Burciaga

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