| Gary L. Clingman | |
| Office: | Associate Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court |
| Term Start: | April 30, 2018 |
| Term End: | December 28, 2018 |
| Appointer: | Susana Martinez |
| Predecessor: | Edward L. Chávez |
| Successor: | Michael E. Vigil |
| Office1: | Judge of the 5th Judicial District Court of New Mexico |
| Term Start1: | 1997 |
| Term End1: | April 29, 2018 |
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Hobbs, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | University of Texas at Austin, (B.A.) Texas Tech University School of Law, (J.D.) |
Gary L. Clingman (born September 21, 1951) is a former Associate Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court.
Clingman received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and his Juris Doctor from Texas Tech University School of Law.[1]
He served as an attorney for a private firm for more than 12 years.[2]
Clingman was appointed as a district judge in 1997. He was the Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial District from 2006 to 2018.[3]
Clingman has served as an instructor and facilitator at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada, and is pursuing his postgraduate degree in Judicial Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.
In April 2018 Clingman was one of two names submitted to the governor to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of Justice Edward L. Chávez.[4] On April 6, 2018 Governor Susana Martinez announced his appointment to the New Mexico Supreme Court.[5] He was sworn in on April 30, 2018.[6] [7] His term ended on December 31, 2018.
Clingman is a registered Republican.