Eugene David Lujan (April 25, 1887 – January 10, 1980)Ex-Justice Lujan Dies at Age 92
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'' (January 11, 1980), p. G4. was a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court from 1945 to 1959.

Life

He was born in Mora, New Mexico on April 25, 1887. While still in high school, he worked for a law firm in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and later had a position in

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with the U.S. State Department, during World War I. He received both a bachelor's and master's degree in law in National University (which later became George Washington University), in Washington D.C. Prior to being elected to the New Mexico Supreme Court, he was a District Attorney at the Second Judicial District in Albuquerque and then a judge at the Seventh District in Socorro. Lujan was elected to the New Mexico Supreme Court in 1945 and retired in 1959. Lujan and his wife, Rita, had one daughter and one son. Lujan died in a hospital in Albuquerque on January 10, 1980, at the age of 92. Lujan was the grandfather of New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, fifth cousin of Santa Fe mayor

Manuel Lujan Sr. Manuel Archibald Lujan Sr. (May 21, 1893 – June 5, 1975) was an American politician from the state of New Mexico. A Republican, he served as mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1942 until 1948. Biography Lujan was born in San Ildefonso Pue ...

, and second cousin once removed of New Mexico House speaker

Ben Luján Ben Luján, Sr. (July 12, 1935 – December 18, 2012) was an American politician from New Mexico. A Democrat, he was the Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives. He served in the State House from 1975 through 2012. He was elected as ...

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