The Ask-a-Lawyer event is sponsored by the Ninth Judicial District Court in Portales.

Chief Justice Vigil will discuss her life's journey and will encourage students to consider attending law school.

Justice Barbara J. Vigil was elected to the New Mexico Supreme Court in November 2012, and took the oath of office on Dec. 7, 2012. In 2014, she was unanimously elected by her colleagues to serve as Chief Justice, and has served in that capacity since April 4, 2014.

Prior to her election to the high Court in 2012, Justice Vigil served as a district judge, and then chief judge, on the First Judicial District Court. The First Judicial District is comprised of Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and Los Alamos counties.

Justice Vigil served on the district court bench for over 12 years and presided over 16,000 court cases in the areas of complex civil litigation, family and domestic relations matters, child abuse and neglect cases, juvenile delinquency cases, criminal proceedings and appeals of administrative decisions.

For more information, contact Linda Casaus, Legal Specialist for the Ninth Judicial District Court, at 575.742.7536 or email [email protected].