Bruce D. Black

Bruce D. Black
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1, 2012
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
In office 2010–2012
Preceded by	Martha Vázquez
Succeeded by	M. Christina Armijo
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
In office December 26, 1995 – October 1, 2012
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Juan Guerrero Burciaga
Succeeded by	Kenneth J. Gonzales
Personal details
Born	1947 (age 76–77) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater	Albion College University of Michigan Law School

Bruce D. Black (born 1947) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Biography

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Black received a B.A. from Albion College in 1969 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1971. He was in private practice in New Mexico from 1972 to 1991. He was a judge on the New Mexico Court of Appeals from 1991 to 1995.

On August 10, 1995, Black was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico vacated by Juan Guerrero Burciaga. Black was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 22, 1995, and received his commission on December 26, 1995. He served as chief judge from 2010 to 2012. He took senior status, effective October 1, 2012.

Sources

• Bruce D. Black at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Martha Vázquez	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 2010–2012	Succeeded by M. Christina Armijo
Preceded by Juan Guerrero Burciaga	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 1995–2012	Succeeded by Kenneth J. Gonzales