--- title: "C. Shannon Bacon | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/c-shannon-bacon-justice-new-mexico-supreme-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-09-10" --- # C. Shannon Bacon New Mexico Supreme Court · Justice ## Profile - Court: New Mexico Supreme Court - State: New Mexico - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed to the New Mexico Supreme Court on January 25, 2019 and sworn in on February 4, 2019; current justice - Served as Chief Justice from 2022 through 2024 - Chief Justice: Served from April 13, 2022, to April 16, 2024 - Former district court judge in New Mexico’s Second Judicial District Court (2010–2019) - Worked on judicial pay reform, access-to-justice programs, and elimination of certain court fines and fees - She also served as Bernalillo County Water and Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District Judge - Began her legal career clerking for New Mexico Court of Appeals Judge A. Joseph Alarid, then practiced complex litigation and appeals as a partner at Sutin, Thayer and Brown, P.A. and Eaves, Bardacke, Baugh, Kierst and Larson, P.A - Adjunct professor, University of New Mexico School of Law ### Education - Bachelor's degree — Creighton University — History - Creighton University School of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Named recipient of the 31st Annual William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence on August 19, 2026, with presentation scheduled for November 2026. - Before joining the Supreme Court, served nine years on the Second Judicial District Court, including as Presiding Civil Judge. - Her docket included complex civil litigation, class actions, guardianship and conservatorship, property and contract disputes, election matters, family and children’s cases, and appeals. - Member of the IAALS Uncomplicated Courts Initiative Advisory Committee. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### media electronic device coverage Scope: statewide New Mexico Rule 23-107 authorizes broadcasting, televising, photographing, and recording in state court proceedings subject to the rule's guidelines and judicial control. Evidence excerpt: The broadcasting, televising, photographing, and recording of court proceedings in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district courts, magistrate courts, and metropolitan courts of the State of New Mexico are hereby authorized in accordance with the guidelines promulgated herewith. [Rule 23-107. Broadcasting, televising, photographing and recording of court proceedings](https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rule-23-107-12-20-2018.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote proceedings conduct Scope: statewide New Mexico Judiciary remote-proceedings standards treat virtual courtrooms as formal courtroom settings and impose conduct expectations for remote participants. Evidence excerpt: The courtroom, whether a physical in-person courtroom, or a virtual courtroom, remains a formal and serious setting where judges hear matters involving real people that affect real lives. [New Mexico Judiciary Remote Proceedings and Meeting Standards](https://firstdistrict.nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/04/NEW-MEXICO-JUDICIARY-REMOTE-PROCEEDINGS-AND-MEETING-STANDARDS.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/supreme-court-justices/) - [Official roster](https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/supreme-court-justices/) - [New Mexico Courts official judicial roster](https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/supreme-court-justices/) - [Rule 23-107. Broadcasting, televising, photographing and recording of court proceedings](https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rule-23-107-12-20-2018.pdf) - [New Mexico Judiciary Remote Proceedings and Meeting Standards](https://firstdistrict.nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/04/NEW-MEXICO-JUDICIARY-REMOTE-PROCEEDINGS-AND-MEETING-STANDARDS.pdf) - [Uncomplicated Courts Initiative Advisory Committee](https://iaals.du.edu/uncomplicated-courts-initiative-advisory-committee) - [Jueces de la Corte Suprema de Justicia](https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/sobre-el-tribunal/jueces-de-la-corte-suprema-de-justicia/?lang=es) - [Justice C. Shannon Bacon to receive national award for judicial excellence](https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Justice-C.-Shannon-Bacon-to-receive-national-award-for-judicial-excellence.pdf) - [Wikidata: C. Shannon Bacon](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61729643) - [Uncomplicated Courts Initiative Advisory Committee](https://iaals.du.edu/uncomplicated-courts-initiative-advisory-committee) - [Supreme Court Justices](https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/supreme-court-justices/) - [Jueces de la Corte Suprema de Justicia](https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/sobre-el-tribunal/jueces-de-la-corte-suprema-de-justicia/?lang=es) - [Justice C. Shannon Bacon to receive national award for judicial excellence](https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Justice-C.-Shannon-Bacon-to-receive-national-award-for-judicial-excellence.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/c-shannon-bacon-justice-new-mexico-supreme-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/c-shannon-bacon-justice-new-mexico-supreme-court-nm", "name": "C. Shannon Bacon | KnowJudges", "description": "C. 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