Matthew Lane Garcia
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Born 1974.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2023
- Senate vote
- 53 to 46
- Confirmed
- Feb 14, 2023
- Commissioned
- Feb 21, 2023
Education
- B.A., University of New Mexico, 1999
- M.P.P., Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, 2003
- J.D., University of New Mexico School of Law, 2005
Career
- Private practice, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2006-2019
- Adjunct professor, University of New Mexico School of Law, 2013, 2018, 2019
- Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico, 2019-2023
- general counsel, 2019-2020
- chief of staff, 2020-2023
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, July 14, 2022; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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