Dear Friend,

        Thank you for taking the time to visit my campaign website.  I hope this site provides you with a wealth of information on why I am the most qualified and best candidate to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Gary M. Jeffreys, Sixth Judicial District Court Judge, Division II.  I urge you to vote for me on November 6, 2012.

Sincerely,
Jennifer E. DeLaney, Esq.

Judicial Experience and Legal Background

Jennifer has spent the last three years of her career on the bench as a Hearing Officer for the Sixth Judicial District presiding over hundreds of cases on a yearly basis and making decisions for the litigants based on the facts entered into evidence and the applicable law.  Her experience as a hearing officer has given her the necessary skills required for the District Judge position. 

 As Hearing Officer, Jennifer manages a caseload for the District Court including all domestic violence cases and child abuse and neglect cases up to termination of parental rights in Hidalgo and Luna Counties, as well as, any and all domestic relations cases assigned to her by the District Court Judges.  She handles conflict cases in Grant County as well.  In addition to her responsibilities at the Court, she continues to maintain a small number of legal cases in districts outside of the Sixth Judicial District and represents clients in Municipal and Magistrate Courts for minor criminal offenses.

Jennifer E. DeLaney, Esq. moved to Luna County in 2002 and has been actively involved in the community since her arrival.  Prior to that Jennifer graduated from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon with honors in May of 2002 receiving her Juris Doctor.  She was admitted to the Florida State Bar in October 2002, the New Mexico State Bar in May 2003, and the Federal District Court in October 2004. 

Jennifer opened up her law practice DeLaney & Hernandez, L.L.C. in October 2002 in Deming, New Mexico with her sister, Amy C. DeLaney-Hernandez, Esq., graduate of UNM School of Law, 1999.  Her areas of practice included family law, estate planning, real estate, business transactions, minor criminal offenses and juvenile law.   DeLaney & Hernandez, L.L.C. prided itself on providing high quality representation to all persons, working with The Healing House and El Refugio, Inc. to help victims of domestic violence, and working with New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc. to represent low income persons who otherwise could not afford legal representation.  Additionally, Jennifer provided pro bono legal services to the community at large.