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Paternoster, John Miller was born on August 21, 1946 in Cooperstown, New York, United States. Son of Francis Richard and Rebecca Marie (Retz) Paternoster.
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John Miller Paternoster, American Lawyer. Bar: New Mexico 1977, United States District Court New Mexico 1978, United States Court Appeals (10th circuit) 1987. Board of directors Taos County Children's Advocacy Center; Member National District Attorneys Association, New Mexico District Attorneys Association Alpha Theta.
Education
Bachelor, U. New Mexico, 1971; Juris Doctor, Gonzaga U., 1976.
Career
Assistant district attorney, 9th Judicial District, Clovis, New Mexico, 1977-1980;
assistant district attorney, 1st Judicial District, Santa Fe, 1980-1982;
assistant attorney general, State of New Mexico, Santa Fe, 1982-1989;
special prosecutor, deputy district attorney, New Mexico Game and Fish Department, Santa FE, 1989-1991;
deputy district attorney, 8th Judicial District, Taos, New Mexico, 1991-1993, 96-;
attorney, private practice, Taos, New Mexico, 1993-1996;
district attorney, 8th Judicial District New Mexico, since 1996. Board directors Rocky Mountain Information Network. Instructor New Mexico Law EnforcementAcad., Santa Fe, since 1982.
Instructor, lecturer New Mexico District Attorney's Association, director investigations for attorney general, Santa Fe, 1983-1985. Special assistant attorney general of Oregon, 1988. Member New Mexico Adult Jail Standards Advisory Committee, 1980-1982.
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Membership
Board of directors Taos County Children's Advocacy Center. Member National District Attorneys Association, New Mexico District Attorneys Association Alpha Theta.
