Juan Guerrero Burciaga

Biography of Juan Guerrero Burciaga

Family Name (Surname): Burciaga
First Name: Juan
Middle Name: Guerrero
Date of Birth: August , 17 , 1929
Place of Birth (POB): Roswell , New Mexico (US-NM, NM 35, N. Mex,. N.M., New M)
Date of Death: March , 5 , 1995
Place of Death (POD): Albuquerque , New Mexico (US-NM, NM 35, N. Mex,. N.M., New M)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic

Court Name: United States District Court, District of New Mexico
Court Type: United States District Court
Appointment under the Presidency of: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/19/1979
American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
New Seat
Authorization legislation: 92 Stat. 1629
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 07/19/1979
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 10/30/1979
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/31/1979
Commission Date: 11/02/1979
Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1989
Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1994
Retirement from Active Service: 11/09/1994
Date of Termination: 03/05/1995
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

U.S. Air Force pilot, 1952-1959
Law clerk, Hon. H. Vearle Payne, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, 1963-1964
Private practice, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1964-1968, 1969-1979
Special assistant attorney general, State of New Mexico, 1967-1969
Lecturer, University of New Mexico School of Law, 1970-1971
Special prosecutor, First Judicial District, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1975