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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