The Status of Minority Attorneys in New Mexico

In response to issues addressed in late December, 1987, the Board of Bar Commissioners created the State Bar Task Force on Minority Involvement in the Profession. The Task Force was subsequently endorsed and co-sponsored by the New Mexico Supreme Court.

The Task Force was given a broad mandate to:

• Investigate and report on the general status of minority attorneys in New Mexico
• To study and report on their apparent lack of involvement in the activities and leadership of the State Bar
• To identify any barriers that may exist to the complete integration of minority lawyers in the legal system

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Task Force on Minorities in New Mexico - An Update
1990-1999

• Demographic Data on Minority Attorneys in NM
• University of NM School of Law - A Model of Diversification in Student Enrollment and Faculty Hiring
• The NM Bar Examination - History and Progress - An Update
• Career Preferences and Employment Opportunities of Minority Attorneys
• Disciplinary Sanctions and Minority Attorneys
• Involvement of Minority Attorneys in the Activities and Leadership of the State Bar of New Mexico
• The Impact of the Judicial Reform Act - An Update
• The Perspectives of NM Attorneys on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Legal System
• Recommendations of the Task Force II

Report Update

Executive Summary