Sherri Burr
Sherri Burr is the recipient of New Mexico Press Women’s 2021 Communicator of Achievement Award. The award recognizes members who have distinguished themselves within and beyond their profession. Recipients are living members in good standing for at least two years in New Mexico Press Women and the National Federation of Press Women. Burr was elected president of NMPW in 2018. She has been a law professor for more than 30 years, worked as a columnist for The Albuquerque Tribune and is the author of multiple books.
“Shook: An Earthquake, a Legendary Mountain Guide, and Everest’s Deadliest Day,” by New Mexico author Jennifer Hull.
Gov. Chris Sununu withdrew the nomination of Rockingham County Attorney Patricia Conway as a justice of the state Superior Court on Wednesday morning, telling the members of the Executive Council that the move came at Conway s request.Conway s nomination was withdrawn as the council had been scheduled to vote on her confirmation to the court, and at least two of the five councilors said they were prepared to oppose the confirmation. Questions were raised about Conway s 2008 voting record (see below). The New Hampshire Bar Association after a review earlier this month found her qualified but with reservations about her legal knowledge outside of criminal law and with reservations about her impartiality and fairness. And Second Amendment advocates came out in strong opposition to her confirmation.Conway, a Republican, was first elected Rockingham County Attorney in 2014. She was reelected in 2016, 2018 and 2020.Meanwhile at the council meeting, Sununu nominated two others to fil
CONCORD – Rockingham County Attorney Patricia Conway asked Gov. Chris Sununu to withdraw her nomination to serve as a Superior Court judge on Wednesday, two days after incoming Attorney General John Formella was asked to investigate possible voter fraud allegations against her dating back to 2008.
“…So we won’t be taking that up,” Sununu told the Executive Council at their regular meeting. That was the end of the discussion on the subject with Sununu offering no explanation for Conway’s withdrawal.
Associate Attorney General James Boffetti told InDepthNH.org Wednesday that Formella received a request from Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington, D-Concord, on Monday to do a full investigation of allegations that Conway voted in Atkinson in 2008 while living in Salem.
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