Jennifer L. Attrep at a glance
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- Court of Appeals Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New Mexico · State
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Jennifer L. Attrep
Court of Appeals Judge · New Mexico Court of Appeals
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Biography
Professional career
- Judicial Service: 2014–2018: Judge, First Judicial District Court of New Mexico 2018–present: Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Early Career: Law clerk to Judge Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Court for D.C. Private practice in Washington, D.C., and Santa Fe, NM
Education
- University of Virginia J.D. in 2006, serving as a managing editor of the Virginia Law Review.
- Economics and Government — College of William & Mary — B.A. (1999)
Additional information
- Jacqueline Medina succeeded her in April 2025.
- Attrep was first elected to the Court of Appeals in 2018 and retained her seat in the November 5, 2024 retention election with 69% of the vote.
- She became appellate chief judge in January 2023
- held the role of Chief Judge for a one-year term in 2023
- Appointed by then-Governor Susana Martinez in 2018 and became Chief Judge in January 2023, succeeding Judge J. Miles Hanisee.
- Jennifer L. Attrep joined the New Mexico Court of Appeals in 2018 after service on the First Judicial District Court beginning in 2014.
- Raised in Los Alamos, Attrep graduated from Los Alamos High School, earned an economics and government B.A. at William & Mary in 1999
- As Chief Judge, she oversees personnel, budgets, and operations of the Court of Appeals, and focuses on improving resources and reducing case resolution times
- One of ten judges on the New Mexico Court of Appeals, which hears civil, criminal, juvenile, and certain administrative appeals.
- Her earlier legal career encompassed clerking for U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon in Washington, D.C., practice at Williams & Connolly, and private practice in Santa Fe before joining the state trial bench.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Media Electronic Device Coverage
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.
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 ↗
Remote appearances
Statewide
New Mexico Judiciary remote-proceedings standards treat virtual courtrooms as formal courtroom settings and impose conduct expectations for remote participants.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
New Mexico Rule 23-107 — media coverage
New Mexico Court of Appeals
2018 dated rule; not extended to Municipal Courts. Media coverage exceptions and judicial control apply. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
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New Mexico Courts official judicial roster
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View New Mexico Courts official judicial roster ↗Rule 23-107. Broadcasting, televising, photographing and recording of court proceedings
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View Rule 23-107. Broadcasting, televising, photographing and recording of court proceedings ↗New Mexico Judiciary Remote Proceedings and Meeting Standards
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View New Mexico Judiciary Remote Proceedings and Meeting Standards ↗