Shannon Bacon
Justice · New Mexico
Democratic
Biography
Shannon Bacon (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New Mexico Supreme Court. She assumed office on February 4, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026. Bacon was first appointed to the New Mexico Supreme Court on January 25, 2019, by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D). Bacon was elected by her peers as chief justice and was sworn in on April 13, 2022. Her term as chief justice expired in April 2024. Bacon previously served as a district court judge in the Second Judicial District of New Mexico from 2010 to 2019. Gov. Bill Richardson (D) appointed her to the position in April 2010 to replace retired Judge Geraldine E. Rivera. Bacon was then elected to the court in November 2010 and retained in 2014.
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- Education
- Creighton University, 1993; Creighton University School of Law, 1997
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