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David K. Thomson
Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court
Background: After graduating from law school, Thomson worked as a law clerk for Bruce Black, a federal judge for the District of New Mexico. From 1999 to 2010, Thomson worked at the Office of the New Mexico Attorney General, eventually becoming the deputy attorney general.
At a glance
- Court
- New Mexico Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- February 4, 2019
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2026
- Next election or retention vote
- November 3, 2026 (retention election)
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Democratic
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Wesleyan University, 1991
- Law: University of Denver College of Law, 1998
- Prior offices
- New Mexico 1st Judicial District Court (2015 - 2019)
- New Mexico 1st Judicial District Court (Year in office: 2010)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Partisan electionVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on David K. Thomson’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
No public decision data available for this court.