Patrick W. Snedeker announces his candidacy for the Magistrate Judge-Division 1 position for Grant County, New Mexico.

Snedeker will be seeking the Democratic nomination for the office, in the primary election, in June of 2024.

Snedeker grew up and was raised in Silver City, Grant County, NM; and attended local schools, graduating from Silver High School.

Snedeker has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science, and a Master of Arts degree in Educational Administration, from Western New Mexico University, in Silver City, and is a formally trained educator and administrator.

Snedeker will bring an extensive 31-year career in corrections, treatment and rehabilitation, and criminal justice administration to the Magistrate Judge-Division 1 position.

Snedeker began his career as a secondary school teacher in Douglas, Arizona, and subsequently served as a substitute secondary school teacher within the Silver Consolidated School System, for a 3-year period.
Snedeker then completed a 31-year career as a Correctional Administrator; including 13 years at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility, Las Cruces, NM; a 5-year period at the Lea County Correctional Facility, Hobbs, NM; and a 13-year period at the San Miguel County Detention Center, Las Vegas, NM.

In his announcement, Snedeker stated the following: "As a life long, dedicated public servant, with a strong commitment to serving the people of my community, I bring a career in the administration of justice, and a personal dedication to this community and its citizens, to the Magistrate Judge-Division 1 position."

Snedeker further stated, "My knowledge and experience, and my commitment to our citizens; relative to this position, is unmatched. I am professionally prepared to take on the responsibility of providing comprehensive, constitutionally sound, impartial, fair and transparent; delivery of Magistrate Judge judicial services, to the citizens of Grant County."