Edwin Leard Mechem

Judge Edwin Leard Mechem

Personal

Birthday:

7/2/1912

Birthplace:

Alamagordo, NM

Date of Death:

11/27/2002

Place of Death:

Albuquerque, NM

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1939-1942, 1945-1950, 1955-1956, 1959-1960, 1965-1970
Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Little Rock, Arkansas, San Francisco, California, and San Antonio, Texas, 1942-1945
State representative, New Mexico, 1947-1948
Governor, New Mexico, 1951-1954, 1957-1958, 1961-1962
U.S. senator from New Mexico, 1962-1964

Education

Name of School:

University of Arkansas School of Law

The University of Arkansas School of Law, one of National Jurist magazine's Top 20 Values in legal education and U.S. News and World Reports top 45 public law schools, will prepare you for success. Located in the heart of the beautiful University of Arkansas campus, the law school offers challenging courses taught by nationally recognized faculty, unique service opportunities, and a close-knit community that puts law students first.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1939

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Mexico

Court Name:

New Mexico District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

10/14/1970

Retirement from Active Service:

7/3/1982

Termination Date:

11/27/2002

Termination Reason:

Death