topic: By Scott Sandlin

Friday, May 9, 2008 Couple Awarded $1.3M in Lawsuit By Scott Sandlin Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Staff Writer     A federal jury has awarded $1.3 million in damages to an Anglo couple who farmed for 17 years on leased land at Santa Ana Pueblo before its then-governor barred them from ...
full story 05/09/08

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Ex-Court Official Claimed Aragon Ordered Hiring By Scott Sandlin Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Staff Writer     A defendant in the Metro Court corruption case allegedly told FBI agents the court's then-chief judge was present when Sen. Manny Aragon directed that ...
full story 05/06/08

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Aragon: Marble Delivery OK By Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer     Former state Sen. Manny Aragon says marble taken from the Metro Court construction site and allegedly delivered to a South Valley home he owns was "completely above-board and not untoward in the slightest."   ...
full story 05/06/08

Saturday, May 3, 2008 Judge Candidates Tout Experience By Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer     Viewed through one lens, having a lot of jobs is "searching for greener pastures."     Viewed through another, it's all part of the kit bag that you bring to the job.     Those two views are on display ...
full story 05/02/08

Friday, May 2, 2008 Judge: City Can Take El Vado By Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer     The city of Albuquerque has the authority to take the historic El Vado Motel on Central Avenue through condemnation proceedings, state District Judge Linda Vanzi has ruled.     Vanzi rejected arguments by attorneys ...
full story 05/02/08

Friday, May 2, 2008 2 Seek Term In Criminal Division By Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer     After decades as a prosecutor, including being twice elected district attorney as a Republican, newly minted District Judge Robert Schwartz is running in the Democratic primary for a six-year term in the ...
full story 05/02/08

Friday, May 2, 2008 Candidate Says She Belongs in Family Court By Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer     Elizabeth Whitefield spent 30 years in private practice and earned a specialty rating in family law from the State Bar before she submitted her application to the Judicial Selection Committee. ...
full story 05/02/08

Friday, May 2, 2008 Democrat Judge Pulls Out of Family Court Race By Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer     The occasional volatility of family court, where emotions can run close to the surface, prompted Frank Sedillo to withdraw this week as a Democratic candidate for the family court division of ...
full story 05/02/08

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Chimp Cruelty Case Is Dead By Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer     The criminal misdemeanor case against an Alamogordo lab contracted to care for chimps once used for medical testing is dead.     The New Mexico Supreme Court, after accepting briefs and hearing oral arguments ...
full story 04/29/08

Sunday, April 27, 2008 Chimp Care in High Court By Scott Sandlin Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Staff Writer     Rex, a 16-year-old chimpanzee retired from medical experimentation, died in 2002 on the overnight shift at the Alamogordo Primate Facility where he lived.     Prosecutors ...
full story 04/26/08