New Mexico Supreme Court Retention – Shannon Bacon
New Mexico
My vote power
Retention race
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
About this office
- Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
- Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
- Deciding major criminal and civil cases
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control, Women's Reproductive Rights,
Shannon Bacon
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court standing for nonpartisan retention in 2026. Appointed 2019, elected 2020; served as Chief Justice.
Track record
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Authored the New Mexico Supreme Court's majority opinion providing lower courts guidance on the proper analysis for determining whether a criminal defendant's speedy-trial right has been violated.
July 8, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: ladailypost.com · researched July 14, 2026
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