Santiago E. Campos

Santiago Eloy 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.

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 byHoward C. Bratton
Succeeded byJuan Guerrero Burciaga
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
In office
July 12, 1978 – December 26, 1992
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byHarry Vearle Payne
Succeeded byMartha Vázquez
Personal details
Born
Santiago Eloy Campos[1]

(1926-12-25)December 25, 1926
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
DiedJanuary 20, 2001(2001-01-20) (aged 74)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
EducationUniversity of New Mexico School of Law (JD)

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.[2]

Federal judicial service

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.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. Marquis Who's Who in Government, 1977
  2. Santiago E. Campos at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. "Albuquerque Journal Obituaries". obits.abqjournal.com.

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