Shannon Bacon is a judge of the New Mexico Supreme Court. She assumed office on February 4, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026. Bacon ran for re-election for judge of the New Mexico Supreme Court. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Bacon was first appointed to the New Mexico Supreme Court on January 25, 2019, by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Bacon was elected by her peers as chief justice and was sworn in on April 13, 2022. Her term as chief justice expired in April 2024. Bacon previously served as a district court judge in the Second Judicial District of New Mexico from 2010 to 2019. Gov. Bill Richardson appointed her to the position in April 2010 to replace retired Judge Geraldine E. Rivera. Bacon was then elected to the court in November 2010 and retained in 2014.