Pamela B. Minzner

Background

Minzner, Pamela B. was born on November 19, 1943 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States.

Education

Bachelor cum laude, Miami University, 1965;

Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1968.

Career

Private practice, Massachusetts, 1968-1971;

private practice, Albuquerque, 1971-1973;

Adjunct Professor law, University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1972-1973;

assistant professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1973-1977;

associate professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1977-1980;

professor of law, University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1980-1984;

judge, New Mexico Court Appeals, Albuquerque, 1984-1994;

justice, New Mexico Supreme Court, Santa Fe, since 1994;

chief justice, New Mexico Supreme Court, Santa Fe, since 1998. Member of faculty Institute Preparativo Legal U., New Mexico School Law, 1975, 79. Participant National Endowment for Humanities Summer Seminar for Law Teachers Stanford Law School, 1982,University of Chicago Law School, 1978.

Achievements

• Pamela B. Minzner has been listed as a noteworthy State supreme court justice by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Bar Association, State Bar New Mexico (co-editor newsletter 1979-1983, board directors 1978-1979, 83-84, section on women's legal rights and obligations), Gamma Phi Beta.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, bridge, movies.