Edward L. Chávez

Edward L. Chavez (born c. 1956) is a Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court and a former Chief Justice of the court.

Chavez was born in Santa Fe. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Bill Richardson and has served since March 10, 2003. Justice Chávez graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 1978 with a B.B.A. degree. He earned his Juris Doctor in 1981 from the University of New Mexico School of Law.

Chavez has served as President of the Legal Aid Society of Albuquerque, Chairman of the UNM Mental Health Center and Chairman of the Supreme Court Disciplinary Board. In addition, he was a member of numerous civic and professional organizations. He has also taught at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and UNM School of Law as an Adjunct Instructor. Justice Chávez is listed in Best Lawyers in America, and he is a Fellow in both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

On 19 December 2013 he wrote a unanimous opinion in Griego v. Oliver case (regarding same-sex marriages in New Mexico).

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Current statewide political officials of New Mexico

U.S. Senators	Tom Udall Martin Heinrich

State government	Susana Martinez, Governor John Sanchez, Lieutenant Governor & President of the Senate Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Secretary of State Hector Balderas, Attorney General Tim Eichenberg, Treasurer Tim Keller, Auditor Aubrey Dunn, Jr., Land Commissioner Karen Montoya, Patrick H. Lyons, Valerie Espinoza, Lynda Lovejoy, Sandy R. Jones, Public Regulation Commission

Senate	Mary Kay Papen, President pro tempore Michael S. Sanchez, Majority Leader Stuart Ingle, Minority Leader

House	Don L. Tripp, Speaker Nate Gentry, Majority Leader Brian F. Egolf, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Charles W. Daniels, Chief Justice Edward L. Chávez Petra Jimenez Maes Judith Nakamura Barbara J. Vigil Chief Justice title is rotated

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