Joseph F. Baca

Joseph Francis Baca
Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
In office
1994–1996
Preceded bySeth D. Montgomery
Succeeded byGene E. Franchini
Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1989 – July 31, 2002
Preceded byMary Coon Walters
Succeeded byPaul J. Kennedy
Personal details
Born
Joseph Francis Baca

(1936-10-01) October 1, 1936 (age 88)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDorothy Lee Burrow
Children3
EducationUniversity of New Mexico (BA)
George Washington University Law School (JD)
University of Virginia School of Law (LLM)


Joseph Francis Baca (born October 1, 1936)[1] is a New Mexico lawyer and judge who served as a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court from January 1, 1989 to July 31, 2002, serving as chief justice from 1994 to 1996.[2] He has engaged in various other avenues of public service at the state and national levels, and in 1994 was recommended by the Hispanic National Bar Association as a potential nominee for appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States.

  1. ^ Who's Who in American Law, 1994-1995. Marquis Who's Who. 1994. p. 34.
  2. ^ "State Justice Institute". www.sji.gov.