The Hon. Mark T. Sanchez is a judge for the 5th Judicial District Court in New Mexico. He was elected to the bench in 2010 and re-elected in 2016 and 2022.
The 5th Judicial District encompasses Lea County, Chaves County, and Eddy County.
Sanchez earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in 1982. He then completed a J.D. at Drake University Law School in 1986. He is admitted to practice in New Mexico (1987), the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (1989), and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (1993).
After graduating from law school, Sanchez entered into private practice. He spent time as a partner at Reagan & Sanchez, where he specialized in domestic matters and fostered an appellate practice.