Federal judges voted not to reappoint a New Mexico jurist after an internal investigation showed she subjected employees to insults, outbursts and threats of termination, according to a court order published Wednesday.
A court committee that reviewed the allegations said the judge, Carmen E. Garza, created what seemed to be “an abusive and hostile work environment” in her chambers for more than a decade, behavior that included manipulating staff to undermine fellow judges and courthouse employees, and making “derogatory and egregious statements” about colleagues. There was also some evidence, the order states, that Garza “engaged in retaliatory conduct” after the vote against her reappointment.
Her actions, according to Wednesday’s order, led the committee to believe that the judge had “engaged in sanctionable misconduct.”
Garza, a magistrate judge since 2006, left the bench when her term expired in late August before a separate judicial council could act on the complaint. It was remarkable for court leaders to publicize their preliminary findings and to identify the judge by name. In the past, the retirement or departure of a federal judge under scrutiny has cut short similar investigations without any airing of the findings or closure for those who made the allegations.
Garza, 62, denied that she created a hostile work environment, according to the 16-page order, but indicated she was willing to take “appropriate corrective action.” After she was informed of the...
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