Edwin Leard Mechem

Edwin Leard Mechem

Biography of Edwin Leard Mechem

Biographic Details

  • Family Name (Surname): Mechem
  • First Name: Edwin
  • Middle Name: Leard
  • Date of Birth: July , 2 , 1912
  • Place of Birth (POB): Alamagordo , New Mexico (US-NM, NM 35, N. Mex,. N.M., New M)
  • Date of Death: November , 27 , 2002
  • Place of Death (POD): Albuquerque , New Mexico (US-NM, NM 35, N. Mex,. N.M., New M)
  • Gender Identity: Male
  • Race or Ethnicity: White

Edwin Leard Mechem Court Service Information

  • Court Name: United States District Court, District of New Mexico
  • Court Type: United States District Court
  • Appointment under the Presidency of: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/03/1970
  • American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
  • New Seat
  • Authorization legislation: 84 Stat. 294
  • Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/09/1970
  • Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
  • Committee action date: 10/07/1970
  • Senate voice vote?: Yes
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/08/1970
  • Commission Date: 10/14/1970
  • Retirement from Active Service: 07/03/1982
  • Date of Termination: 11/27/2002
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Edwin Leard Mechem in the Law School

  • Name of School: University of Arkansas School of Law
  • Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
  • Law Degree Year: 1939

Edwin Leard Mechem Career Path

Employment:

  • Private practice, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1939-1942, 1945-1950, 1955-1956, 1959-1960, 1965-1970
  • Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Little Rock, Arkansas, San Francisco, California, and San Antonio, Texas, 1942-1945
  • State representative, New Mexico, 1947-1948
  • Governor, New Mexico, 1951-1954, 1957-1958, 1961-1962
  • U.S. senator from New Mexico, 1962-1964

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