
Ninth Judicial District Court
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Name: District Judge Benjamin S. Cross
Division: Division I
Address: Curry County Courthouse
700 N. Main Street, Suite 2
Clovis, NM 88101
Phone: 575-742-7500 – Option 3, then Option 1
Fax: 575-763-5251
Birthplace: Iowa City, Iowa
Education:
Clovis High School, Clovis, New Mexico, 1998
Texas Tech University, Bachelor of Business Administration – Finance, 2002
University of New Mexico School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2006
Experience:
Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Prosecutor, 2006-2011
Ninth Judicial District Court, Court Attorney, 2011-2021
Judiciary:
Appointed Ninth Judicial District Court Judge, Division I, by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, 2021
Judicial Report

Name: Chief District Judge Drew D. Tatum
Division: Division II
Address: Curry County Courthouse
700 N. Main Street, Suite 13
Clovis, NM 88101
Phone: 575-742-7500 – Option 3, then Option 2
Fax: 575-763-5121
Birthplace: Clovis, NM
Education:
Clovis High School, New Mexico, 1990
University of New Mexico, B.A. in Psychology and Political Science- 1995
University of Tulsa, J.D. 2000
Experience:
United States Air Force, Judge Advocate General’s Corps
Judge Advocate, Captain- 2000-2004
Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Clovis New Mexico
Deputy District Attorney- 2004-2005
Tatum & McDowell Law Firm, Clovis New Mexico
Partner ( General Practice ) 2005-2007
Clovis Community College, Clovis New Mexico
Adjunct Professor ( Legal Studies Department ) 2006-2007
Judiciary:
Appointed to Ninth Judicial District Court , Division II, by Governor Bill Richardson, -2007
Judicial Report

Name: District Judge Fred T. Van Soelen
Division: Division III
Address: Curry County Courthouse
700 N. Main Street, Suite 3
Clovis, NM 88101
Phone: 575-742-7500 – Option 3, then Option 3
Fax: 575-762-7815
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Education: Clovis High School, Clovis, New Mexico, 1988
McMurry University, Abilene, Texas, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, 1993
St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, Juris Doctor, 1999
Experience: Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Prosecutor 2000-2009
Harmon Law Office, Associate 2009-2013
Center for Paralegal Studies, Instructor 2000-2001
Clovis Community College, Instructor in Criminal Law, Tort Law, Litigation, and American National Government, 2001-2006
Clovis City Commission, Commissioner 2004-2012
Judiciary: Appointed Ninth Judicial District Judge, Division III, by Governor Susana Martinez, 2013
Judicial Report

Name: District Judge Donna J. Mowrer
Division: Division IV
Address: Roosevelt County Courthouse
109 W. 1st Street, Suite 202
Portales, NM 88130
Phone: 575-742-7500 – Option 3, then Option 4
Fax: 575-356-4930
Education:
1981- Clovis High School, Clovis NM
1987- Eastern New Mexico University, Portales NM -Bachelor of Science, Political Science
2001- University of New Mexico School of Law, Juris Doctorate
Experience:
2001-2011- Prosecutor- Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office
1988-1989- Executive Director- Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Clovis NM
1986-1988- Dispatcher- City of Portales Communications Department
1988-1998- Juvenile Probation Officer- Ninth Judicial District
1984-1986- City Editor, Portales News Tribune
Judiciary:
2011- Appointed Ninth Judicial District Judge, Division IV, appointed by Governor Susana Martinez
Judicial Report

Name: District Judge David P. Reeb
Division: Division V
Address: Curry County Courthouse
700 N. Main Street, Suite 14
Clovis, NM 88101
Phone: 575-742-7500 – Option 3, then Option 5
Fax: 575-762-2133
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska
Education:
1987- Overland High School, Aurora, Colorado
1991- University of Colorado, Boulder; Bachelor of Science ( Finance )
1995- Juris Doctor; Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska
Experience:
1995-1997- Assistant District Attorney; Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Clovis NM
1997-1999- Associate Attorney; Civerolo, Gralow, & Hill, P.A. , Albuquerque, NM
1999-2003- Deputy District Attorney; Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Clovis NM
2003-2006- Partner; Harmon & Reeb, L.L.C. , Clovis NM
Judiciary:
2006- Appointed to the Ninth Judicial District Court, Division V, by Governor Bill Richardson.