David Chávez
David Chávez | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the New Mexico Supreme Court | |
| In office 1960–1968 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico | |
| In office 1947–1950 | |
| Appointed by | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Robert A. Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Roberts |
| 34th Mayor of Santa Fe | |
| In office 1932–1934 | |
| Preceded by | James C. McConvery |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Barker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 12, 1897 |
| Died | November 3, 1984 (aged 86) Las Vegas, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Relations | Dennis Chávez (brother) |
| Education | University of New Mexico (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
David Chávez Jr. (November 12, 1897 – November 3, 1984) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico from 1947 to 1950, and as a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court from 1960 to 1968.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Chávez was born in Los Chaves in Valencia County[1] and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He served in the United States Army during World War I. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Mexico and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Career
[edit | edit source]Chávez served as mayor of Santa Fe from 1932 to 1934. From 1936 to 1942 he was a District Judge at the First Judicial District in Santa Fe.[1] Chávez C5 resigned to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II and returned to the bench after the war.[2] He served in the Army’s Judge Advocate General Corps and participated in the prosecution of 40 Dachau concentration camp guards.[3] The U.S. Army awarded Colonel Chavez a bronze star medal for his service prosecuting Nazi war criminals.[4] He was appointed to the judgeship of the Puerto Rico District by President Harry S. Truman and served from 1947 to 1950. He returned to New Mexico in 1950 to run unsuccessfully for Governor.[1] He worked in private practice in Santa Fe until Governor Burroughs appointed him to the New Mexico Supreme Court in 1959.[1] Chávez served on the New Mexico Supreme Court from 1960 until 1968.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He was the brother of United States Senator Dennis Chávez. He died in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
References
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- Guillermo A. Baralt, History of the Federal Court in Puerto Rico: 1899-1999 (2004) (also published in Spanish as Historia del Tribunal Federal de Puerto Rico)
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- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
- United States Article I federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century mayors of places in New Mexico
- Justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court
- Lawyers from Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Mayors of Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 1897 births
- 1984 deaths
- Politicians from Albuquerque, New Mexico
- University of New Mexico alumni
- Georgetown University Law Center alumni
- Military personnel from New Mexico
- Hispanic and Latino American judges
- Hispanic and Latino American lawyers
- Hispanic and Latino American mayors
- Judge advocates general of the United States Army