Kris Houghton
Democrat · New Mexico · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for Judge Of The Court Of Appeals Position 1, New Mexico
Biography
Kristopher Nicolas Houghton was appointed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals in August 2025 by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, per his campaign site. He previously served in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Albuquerque, including as Chief of the Criminal Division, and as a Department of Justice judicial attache in Bogota, Colombia, from 2012 to 2025, and is a graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law, per his campaign site.
Record in office
- Has served on the Court of Appeals since his August 2025 appointment, after more than a decade as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in New Mexico, per the governor's office.
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