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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 15, 2024
SANTA FE–The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC) has appointed Stacy Blazer-Clark of Las Cruces and Richard R. Carbajal, Sr. of Belen as its newest members.
Blazer-Clark is the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs Statewide SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) Director. In that position, she oversees activities, coordination and support for 10 SANE programs throughout New Mexico, which serve victims of sexual assault and domestic violence by providing immediate, compassionate, and culturally sensitive medical treatment as well as forensic evaluation by nurse experts.
She is also an instructor at New Mexico State University teaching undergraduate courses in social work and social policy. Her prior experience includes positions as Executive Director and Case Manager as well as SANE Manager for La Piñon Sexual Assault Recovery Services in Las Cruces. Blazer-Clark earned Master of Social Work and Bachelor of Social Work degrees from New Mexico State University. She is a Certified Parenting Educator through the Circle of Security Curriculum and is a volunteer member of the Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Team.
Carbajal is retired from the New Mexico Air National Guard, where he served for 33 years in increasingly responsible positions during a career as an Avionics Sensor Technician. His most recent positions include Maintenance Operations Flight Superintendent, Maintenance Operations Center Section Chief and Maintenance Operations Center Supervisor with the 150 Special Operations and the 150 Fighter Wing, respectively, at Kirtland Air Force Base.
He also served in law enforcement for eight years as a shift supervisor and patrol officer for the University of New Mexico Police Department and a patrol officer with the Belen Police Department. Carbajal earned an Associate Degree in Avionic Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force and is an outstanding graduate of the Senior Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Academy at the Air University of Maxwell Air Force Base and the NCO Academy at Kirtland Air Force Base.
He continues to serve his community as a sports official and a member of the New Mexico Officials Association Executive Board and is co-founder and community outreach coordinator of Operation Harvest Outreach at his local church. He and his wife, Theresa, are the proud parents of seven children and ten grandchildren.
NMJPEC was established by the Supreme Court of New Mexico in 1997 as a volunteer, nonpartisan commission to improve the performance of New Mexico’s judges and provide useful, credible information to voters on judges standing for retention in general elections. Under state law, - judges standing for retention must receive 57 percent voter approval to remain on the bench. The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission is comprised of 15 individuals – seven lawyers and eight non-lawyers – who are appointed by the Supreme Court to staggered terms. Members are selected from nominations made by the Governor, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Speaker of the House, Senate President Pro Tempore, House Minority Leader, Senate Minority Leader and President of the State Bar. Members are appointed to represent diverse professions, backgrounds and geographical areas of the state.
For more information about the Commission, visit nmjpec.org.