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Curtis Hansen

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

Tenure

2003 - Present

Years in position

22

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

Years in office: 1992 - 2003

Successor:James O. Browning (Nonpartisan)

Education

Bachelor's

University of Iowa, 1956

Law

University of New Mexico School of Law, 1961

Personal

Birthplace

Iowa

Curtis LeRoy Hansen is anArticle III federal judge for theUnited States District Court for the District of New Mexico. He joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush. He is serving onsenior status.^[1]

Education

A native of Iowa, Hansen graduated from the University of Iowa inIowa City with his bachelor's degree in 1956 and later graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law with hisJ.D. degree in 1961.^[1]

Professional career

After law school, Hansen became a clerk for former Justice Irwin Moise of theNew Mexico Supreme Court from 1961 to 1962. In 1962, Hansen entered into private practice work in the State ofNew Mexico. He worked in private practice until joining the court.^[1]

Judicial career

District of New Mexico

Hansen was nominated by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush on March 20, 1992, to a new judgeship created by 104 Stat. 5089. Hansen was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 25, 1992, and received commission onOctober 2, 1992. Hansen assumed senior status onApril 18, 2003.^[1] Hansen was succeeded in this position by JudgeJames O. Browning.

See also

• United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

External links

Suggest a link

• Curtis Hansen biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Active judges	•  Kenneth John Gonzales  •  Kea Riggs  •  Matthew Garcia  •  Margaret Strickland  •  David Herrera Urias  •  Sarah Davenport
Senior judges	Martha Vazquez  •  Curtis Hansen  •  Christina Armijo  •  Robert Brack  •  James O. Browning  •  William Johnson (New Mexico)  •  Judith Herrera  •
Magistrate judges	Carmen Garza  •  Kevin R. Sweazea  •  Jerry H. Ritter, Jr.  •  Gregory Wormuth  •  Stephan Vidmar  •  Gregory Fouratt  •  Laura Fashing  •  B. Paul Briones  •  John Robbenhaar  •
Former Article III judges	John Conway  •  James A. Parker  •  Bobby Baldock  •  William Hayes Pope  •  Colin Neblett  •  Orie Leon Phillips  •  Howard Bratton  •  Juan Burciaga  •  Santiago Campos  •  Carl Hatch  •  Edwin Leard Mechem  •  Harry Payne  •  Waldo Rogers  •
Former Chief judges	Martha Vazquez  •  John Conway  •  James A. Parker  •  Bruce Black  •  Howard Bratton  •  Juan Burciaga  •  Santiago Campos  •  Carl Hatch  •  Harry Payne  •  Waldo Rogers  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byGeorge H.W. Bush
1989	Barksdale •Bonner •Buckwalter •Cyr •Fernandez •Garbis •Harmon •Lee •Lindberg •Lodge •Nelson •Nottingham •Plager •Rosen •Rymer •Smith •Spatt •Thomas •VanBebber •J. Walker •V. Walker •Wiener •Wright
1990	Alito •Amon •Birch •Boudin •Cleland •Clevenger •Dubina •Hamilton •Henderson •Hood •Hornby •Jones •Kent •Levi •Loken •Lourie •Martin •McBryde •McClure •McKenna •McLaughlin •McNamee •Moreno •Mullen •Nelson •Nickerson •Niemeyer •Norton •Parker •Pickering •Rader •Rainey •Randolph •Shanstrom •Shedd •Shubb •Singleton •Skretny •Souter •Sparr •Stahl •Stamp •Suhrheinrich •Taylor •Vollmer •Ware •Wilson
1991	Albritton •Andersen •Armstrong •Arnold •Bartle •Bassler •Batchelder •Beckwith •Belot •Benson •Blackburn •Bramlette •Brody •Brody •Burrell •Carnes •Caulfield •Cauthron •Clement •Collier •Conway •Cooper •Dalzell •DeMent •DeMoss •Doherty •Echols •Edmunds •Faber •Freeh •Gaitan •Garza •Graham •Haik •Hamilton •Hansen •Hendren •Herlong •Highsmith •Hogan •Huff •Hurley •Irenas •Johnson •Joyner •Kelly •Kleinfeld •Legg •Leonard •Lewis •Longstaff •Lungstrum •Luttig •Matia •McCalla •McDade •McKeague •McKelvie •Means •Merryday •Moore •Morgan •Nielsen •Nimmons •Osteen Sr. •Padova •Payne •Reinhard •Robinson •Robreno •Roll •Roth •Schlesinger •Scullin •Siler •Solis •Sotomayor •Sparks •Stohr •Thomas •Traxler •Trimble •Ungaro •Van Sickle •Wanger •Werlein •Whyte • Yohn
1992	Baird •Barbadoro •Black •Boudin •Carnes •Covello •DiClerico •Gilbert •Gonzalez •Gorton •Hansen •Heyburn •Jackson •Jacobs •Keeley •Kendall •Kopf •Kyle •Lewis •McAuliffe •McLaughlin •Melloy •Preska •Quist •Randa •Rosenthal •Rovner •Schall •Sedwick •Simandle •Stahl •Vratil •Williams