Seth David Montgomery (February 16, 1937 – September 18, 1998) was a justice of the

New Mexico Supreme Court The New Mexico Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is established and its powers defined by Article VI of the New Mexico Constitution. It is primarily an appellate court which reviews civil and criminal decisi ...

from September 5, 1989, until his resignation on October 27, 1994. Born in

Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe ( ; , Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; tew, Oghá P'o'oge, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; tiw, Hulp'ó'ona, label=Tiwa language, Northern Tiwa; nv, Yootó, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ...

, to A. K. Montgomery and Ruth Montgomery, his father was a prominent local politician and attorney, being a partner in a large Santa Fe law firm.''The Santa Fe New Mexican'' (December 8, 1994), p. 4. Montgomery graduated Santa Fe High School in 1955 and received a B.A. from

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in 1959. He served in the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

from 1959 to 1962, before attending Stanford Law School, receiving a J.D. in 1965. He then joined his father's law firm, eventually becoming CEO and chair of the practice. On August 4, 1989, Governor

Garrey Carruthers Garrey Edward Carruthers (born August 29, 1939) is an American politician and academic who served as the 27th governor of New Mexico and the chancellor of New Mexico State University. He previously served as special assistant to the U.S. Secreta ...

appointed Montgomery to the New Mexico Supreme Court. Montgomery took office on September 5, 1989, and was elected Chief Justice by his fellow justices in 1994, serving in that capacity from February 19, 1994, to October 1, 1994. Montgomery dealt with

multiple sclerosis Multiple (cerebral) sclerosis (MS), also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata or disseminated sclerosis, is the most common demyelinating disease, in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. This d ...

for several decades before his death.

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