Hon. Nan Nash (Ret.)

Judge Nan Nash (Ret.) began her career with the Second Judicial District Court managing the Court's alternative dispute resolution programs.  Since 1993 she has been actively involved in the New Mexico ADR community through her work as judge, adjunct professor at University of New Mexico School of Law, committee member, student and neutral.  Judge Nash spent twelve years of her judicial career assigned to the civil bench where she had an active caseload of 1400 cases.  In 2014 and again in 2017 Judge Nash was elected to the position of Chief Judge by her fellow judges and served in that role until shortly before her retirement.  

Since retiring from the bench, Judge Nash has developed an active mediation and arbitration practice.  She has mediated over six hundred cases and served as arbitrator or special master in another fifty cases.  

In addition to other awards and recognition Judge Nash was awarded the Seth D. Montgomery Distinguished Judicial Service Award in 2019, the Justice Mary Walters Award in 2017, the State Bar Outstanding Judicial Service Award in 2007 and Governor’s Award for Outstanding New Mexico Women in1999.

Judge Nash is committed to a balanced mediation approach where parties are provided the opportunity to resolve their disputes outside of the formal structure, stress and expense of trial.  

• J.D. 1989 Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana
  Cum Laude.
• B.S. 1985 Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs,
  Bloomington, Indiana. Environmental Biology/Public Policy

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • ADR Statewide Report Advisory Committee, Chair - 2010 - 2011
  • Settlement Facilitator for Second Judicial District Court- 1994 to present
  • New Mexico Mediation Association - 1994 – 2004
  • Navajo Land Use Mediation – 1994 - 1995
  • Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution - 1994-1998
  • Victim Offender Mediation Project Mediator 1993-1995
  • New Mexico State Bar ADR Committee - 1993 to 2014

• New Mexico Judicial Standards Commission - 2007 - 2015

• New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners - 2019 to present, Co-chair Character and Fitness Subcommittee - 2019 to present

• New Mexico Public Employee Labor Relations Board - 2020 to present, Chair 2022 - present

• State of New Mexico Personnel Grievance Board - Chair, 2011 - 2014

• Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission - 2004 to 2020, Chair 2015 to 2018, Co-Chair 2018 to December 2020

• Supreme Court Rules of Civil Procedure Committee - 1999 - 2005

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