Background
Butkus, Carl J. was born on November 16, 1949 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Butkus, Carl J. was born on November 16, 1949 in Washington, District of Columbia.
University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Gonzaga University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977). Phi Alpha Delta.
Worked at Butkus & Reimer, Professional Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) specializing in General Tort Liability, Civil Rights Law, Arbitration Law, Oil and Gas, Drug and Medical Device Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1977, New Mexico, United States. District Court, District of New Mexico and United States.
Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
1978, United States. Claims Court. 1979, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1980, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Alpha Delta.
Author: Comment, "Stanford Daily v. Zurcher: The Fourth Amendment and Less Drastic Means," Gonzaga Law Review, Volume 13, Number.
2, 1978. Law Clerk to The Honorary William R. Hendley, Court of Appeals, State of New Mexico, 1977-1978.
Appointed: New Mexico Supreme Court Standing Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, 1983-1993. Advisory Committee of New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1986.
Member: State Bar of New Mexico. American Bar Association.
American Judicature Society.
Defense Research Institute. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Associate).
State Bar of New Mexico. American Bar Association (Member, Toxic Tort Subcommittee of Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law Committee of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Section). American Judicature Society.
Defense Research Institute.
New Mexico Defense Lawyer’s Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Associate).
American Society of Law and Medicine.