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Edwin L. Mechem (Edwin Leard Mechem) was born on 2 July, 1912 in Alamogordo, New Mexico, U.S., is an American judge. Discover Edwin L. Mechem's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

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Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 2 July 1912
Birthday 2 July
Birthplace Alamogordo, New Mexico, U.S.
Date of death 27 November, 2002
Died Place Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Nationality Mexico

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1912

Edwin Leard Mechem (July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist from New Mexico.

1930

He attended New Mexico A&M University (now New Mexico State University) from 1930 to 1931 and 1935, where he was a member of Alpha Delta Theta fraternity.

When it became a chapter of Sigma Pi fraternity Mechem was one of the first alumni to be initiated into the national organization.

1932

He worked as a land surveyor for the United States Bureau of Reclamation in Las Cruces from 1932 to 1935.

1939

He transferred his college credits to the University of Arkansas School of Law and graduated in 1939 with a Bachelor of Laws.

He was admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 1939 and practiced law in Las Cruces and later Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1942

He was an FBI agent from 1942 to 1945 and a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 1947 to 1948.

1950

He was elected Governor in 1950 and 1952, did not run in 1954, and was elected again in 1956.

1954

In 1954 he ran for the United States Senate but was defeated by sitting Senator Clinton Presba Anderson.

1956

After winning another term as governor in 1956, he was defeated for reelection again in 1958, then elected to a fourth term in 1960.

A member of the Committee on Government Security from 1956 to 1957, and a member of the American Law Institute, he was again elected Governor in 1960.

1962

Mechem lost his bid for reelection on November 6, 1962.

He arranged his own appointment (as was his prerogative under the Seventeenth Amendment) to the United States Senate when long-time senator Dionisio "Dennis" Chavez died later that month.

1964

During his tenure, he was one of five non-Southern Republicans in the Senate to vote against the Civil Rights Act 1964.

He was defeated in his bid to keep his senate seat in the 1964 United States Senate election in New Mexico.

He later served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Born in Alamogordo, New Mexico, he attended schools in Alamogordo and Las Cruces.

In the Senate he voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

He served until November 1964 and resumed his law practice after an unsuccessful run for reelection.

He was a member of the New Mexico Commission on Reorganization of the Executive Branch and a member of the New Mexico State Police Commission.

1970

Mechem was nominated by President Richard Nixon on September 3, 1970, to the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, to a new seat authorized by 84 Stat.

294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 8, 1970, and received his commission on October 14, 1970.

1982

He assumed senior status on July 3, 1982.

2002

His service terminated on November 27, 2002, due to his death.

As a judge, Mechem's made a ruling protecting the rights of American Indians on Indian lands from government interference.

Mechem's father, Edwin Mechem Sr., had been a respected state district judge in Las Cruces.

He was the nephew of another New Mexican governor, Merritt C. Mechem.

Mechem died on November 27, 2002, in Albuquerque.

2015

He served as the 15th, 17th, and 19th governor of New Mexico, the first person born in the 20th century to become the state's governor, as well as the first person born in New Mexico after statehood to ascend to the office.

During his final term as governor, Mechem appointed himself as a United States Senator, pursuant to the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.