Albuquerque attorney picked for appeals court vacancy
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque attorney has been chosen to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the appointment of Zachary Ives on Thursday. He will fill the spot left open when Justice Michael Vigil was elected to the state Supreme Court.
Ives has had a solo practice for 17 years. He also worked as a law clerk in the New Mexico Supreme Court and has litigated criminal and civil cases in federal and state courts.
A native of New Mexico, Ives earned his law degree from the University of New Mexico in 2000. He was admitted to the New Mexico bar the same year.
The governor selected Ives from a list of candidates provided by a judicial nominating commission.