Gov. Bill Richardson plans to name Michael Murphy the new children’s court judge in
Several sources confirmed that
The Doña Ana County Democratic Party’s central committee will also name Murphy at tonight’s meeting its candidate for the seat in the November general election. The
An influential group of Democrats pushed for the selection of Macias, who has practiced little law in the past decade but has a unique résumé and has been lobbying heavily for the position. Macias, who made a failed bid to be appointed to the Mesilla Board of Trustees earlier this year, has been looking to get back into politics in recent months.
Sources say
Controversies during Macias’ tenure as county manager included elections snafus, his own contested reelection, and the arrest of the
Murphy is a longtime