Notable Alumni
- Judges
- M. Christina Armijo (Class of 1975), Judge, USDC-NM 2001–present
- Robert C. Brack (Class of 1978), Judge, USDC-NM 2003–present
- Juan Guerrero Burciaga (Class of 1963), Judge, USDC-NM 1979-1995, Chief Judge 1989-94
- Santiago E. Campos (Class of 1953), Judge, USDC-NM 1978-2001, Chief Judge 1987-89
- Edward L. Chavez, Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court
- Charles W. Daniels, Chief Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court (also former faculty member)
- Curtis LeRoy Hansen (Class of 1961), Judge, USDC-NM 1992–present
- Petra Jimenez Maes, Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court
- Celia Foy Castillo, Chief Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Politicians and Government Officials
- Hector Balderas, New Mexico State Auditor and former State Representative. (Class of 2001)
- Charles W. Blackwell, first Ambassador of the Chickasaw Nation to the United States from 1995 until 2013, (Class of 1972)
- Paul Bloom (1939–2009), lawyer who recovered $6 billion for the United States Department of Energy.
- Brian Colon, (Class of 2001)
- Kevin Gover, (Class of 1981), Director of the National Museum of the American Indian
- David Iglesias (attorney), (Class of 1984)
- Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (Class of 1978)
- Gary King (politician) (Class of 1984)
- Thomas J. Mabry, Governor of New Mexico, also Chief Judge NM State Supreme Court
- Jason A. Marks, (Class of 2004), Former New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner.
- Steven Schiff (Class of 1972)
- Tom Udall (Class of 1977)
- John Wertheim (Class of 1995)
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