Charles W. Daniels (January 14, 1943 – September 1, 2019) was a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court from 2007 to 2018.
Daniels was born in southeastern Arkansas, where his parents worked as sharecroppers on a 10-acre farm.
He attended Sandia and Highland high schools before joining the Air Force.
Daniels received his bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona magna cum laude, his law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he graduated first in his class, and a master of laws in trial advocacy from Georgetown University, where he was a Prettyman Fellow.
Prior to his appointment to the bench, Daniels was a criminal defense attorney.