Jennifer Attrep
{{Short description|American lawyer}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jennifer Attrep
| birth_place = Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|40|2018|01|19}}{{cite web |last1=Shepard |first1=Maggie |title=Governor OKs court appointees |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/1121670/gov-approves-two-judges-for-appeals-court.html |website=Albuquerque Journal |date=January 19, 2018}}
| office = Judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals
| term_start = 2018
| appointer = Susana Martinez
| predecessor = Timothy L. Garcia
| education = College of William & Mary (BA)
University of Virginia (JD)
}}
Jennifer L. Attrep is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals. She assumed office in 2018.
Early life and education
A native of Los Alamos, New Mexico, Attrep graduated from Los Alamos High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William & Mary in 1999 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2006. Attrep was the managing editor of the Virginia Law Review.{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Attrep |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jennifer_Attrep |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-01-19 |title=Judge Jennifer L. Attrep Becomes Chief Judge Of New Mexico Court Of Appeals |url=https://losalamosreporter.com/2023/01/18/judge-jennifer-l-attrep-becomes-chief-judge-of-new-mexico-court-of-appeals/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Los Alamos Reporter |language=en-US}}
Career
Attrep served as a law clerk for Judge Richard J. Leon of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She also practiced at Williams & Connolly before returning home to New Mexico, working as a private practice attorney in Santa Fe.{{Cite web |title=Judges {{!}} Court of Appeals |url=https://coa.nmcourts.gov/home/about-the-court/judges/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}} In 2014, Attrep was appointed to the First Judicial District Court of New Mexico by Republican Governor Susana Martinez.{{Cite web |title=Santa Fe's Attrep appointed to District Court judge vacancy - Albuquerque Journal |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/545729/santa-fes-attrep-appointed-to-district-court-judge-vacancy.html |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.abqjournal.com}}{{Cite web |date=2018-01-20 |title=2 appointments by Martinez fill Court of Appeals vacancies |url=https://apnews.com/article/-----aa580994dfb04fddbd4f653bc13866cb |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}} In 2018, Martinez appointed Attrep to the New Mexico Court of Appeals. She became chief judge in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Attrep sworn in as chief judge of state Court of Appeals |url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/attrep-sworn-in-as-chief-judge-of-state-court-of-appeals/article_674f09fa-976e-11ed-9448-9b0a037076b3.html |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Santa Fe New Mexican |date=18 January 2023 |language=en}}