Ninth Judicial District Court
Magistrate Court Judges
Division: Division I
Address: Curry County Magistrate Court
221 Pile Street
Clovis, NM 88101
Phone: 575-762-3766
Fax: 575-762-3766
Birthplace: Newport News, Virginia
Education:
Red Bank Catholic High School, Red Bank, New Jersey, 2002
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justices, Minor in Business, 2002
New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Master of Social Work, 2017
Experience:
Philippe Adec, Showroom Assistance, New York, New York 2007 – 2008
Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Victim Advocate, 2008 – 2017
Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Director of Victim Services, 2017 – 2018
Judiciary:
Elected Magistrate Judge, Ninth Judicial District, Curry County, 2019
Judicial Report
Name: Francis Burns
Division: Division II
Address: Curry County Magistrate Court
221 Pile Street
Clovis, NM 88101
Phone: 575-762-3766
Fax: 575-769-1437
Birthplace: Clovis, New Mexico
Education:
Clovis High School, 1968
San Diego State University, B.A. 1972
George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C., J.D. 1976
Member, George Washington Law Review
Experience:
Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally & Smith
Washington, D.C.
Associate, Federal Court Litigation, 1976 – 1979
Law Clerk,
United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia Circuit,
Washington, D.C. 1979 – 1980
Miller & Chevalier
Washington, D.C.
Associate, Federal Court Litigation, 1980 – 1983
Law Offices of F. Shaun Burns
San Diego, CA
State and Federal Court Litigation, 1983 – 1998
Burns Law Firm, PC
Clovis, NM
State and Federal Court Litigation, and
Divorce, Adoption, Employment Disputes, Personal Injury, 1998 – 2018
Judiciary:
Elected Magistrate Judge, Ninth Judicial District, Curry County, 2019
Judicial Report
Name: Christopher A. Mitchell
Division: Division I
Address: Roosevelt County Magistrate Court
1630 N. Boston Ave
Portales, NM 88130
Phone: 575-356-8569
Fax: 575-359-6883
Birthplace: Simi Valley, California
Education:
Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista, CA, 1991
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, 2004
American Military University – BA, Criminal Justice, 2015
Experience:
United States Air Force, 1991 – 2013
Special Agent, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, 2004 – 2013
Detective, Portales Police Department, Portales, NM, 2013 – 2018
Judiciary:
Elected Magistrate Judge, Ninth Judicial District, Roosevelt County, 2019