Pamela Burgy Minzner (November 19, 1943 – August 31, 2007) was the New Mexico Supreme Court’s first female chief justice.
[1] Born on November 19, 1943, she earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Miami (1965) and Juris Doctor (1968) at Harvard Law School.
Upon graduation from law school, Minzner initially worked as an attorney in Boston, Massachusetts.
[2][3] She was married to Richard C. Minzner, Esq., and after relocating to New Mexico in 1971, they both briefly worked together at the same law firm.
A year later, she joined the University of New Mexico School of Law faculty and remained as an educator until 1984.