Hon. Conrad F. Perea

Conrad Perea is a judge of Division 3 of the Third Judicial District Court in New Mexico. He was appointed by Gov. Susana Martinez in March 2017 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Darren Murray Kugler. Prior to his appointment, Perea served as a magistrate judge for Dona Ana County and held positions in the Third Judicial District Attorney's Office, Las Cruces Police Department, and as a magistrate court judge pro tempore for Alamogordo. He also worked as an assistant district attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial District Attorney's Office, directed the Las Cruces Police Academy, and served as a special agent in charge of the Las Cruces-Dona Ana County Metro Narcotics Agency. Perea earned a B.A. in government from New Mexico State University and a J.D. from the University of Denver, and he graduated from the Border Patrol Academy and the FBI's National Academy. His career highlights include his appointment to the Third Judicial District Court and his unopposed election to the Dona Ana County Magistrate Court in 2014.