American Bar Association 2022 Profile of Legal Profession, just 38 percent of lawyers and 30 percent of judges in the United States are women. While that portion has been climbing steadily over decades, law is still a male-dominated industry.
Three bills proposed for the New Mexico legislative session would shift the state’s focus on the oil and gas industry by emphasizing public safety and environmental protections, denying permits and increasing penalties for companies in violation of the law, and making it easier for citizen groups to sue scofflaw operators.