Charles W. Daniels

Charles W. Daniels (January 14, 1943 – September 1, 2019) was a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court from 2007 to 2018. He was first recommended by the New Mexico Judicial Nominating Commission and appointed by Governor Bill Richardson in October 2007, won election in the 2008 general election, and was retained for an additional eight-year term in his 2010 retention election. In 2010, he was selected by his fellow Justices to serve as chief justice for a two-year term and was elected Chief Justice again in 2016.^[1][2] He retired on December 31, 2018.

Daniels was born in southeastern Arkansas, where his parents worked as sharecroppers on a 10-acre farm. When Daniels was 6, his family relocated to Albuquerque. He attended Sandia and Highland high schools before joining the Air Force. Daniels received his bachelor's degree from the

Daniels was an avid musician and race car enthusiast; racing vintage Formula Ford all the way up to the final year of his life. [4] Daniels started playing guitar in pre-law school and was actively playing in local venues into 2019, in the bank called The Incredible Woodpeckers. ^[5]

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• Official NM Supreme Court biography

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