Patricio M. Serna (born August 26, 1939)[1] is an American attorney and jurist who served as a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court from 1996 to 2012.
[4] Before he became a judge, Serna worked at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in D.C. for four years.
[5] From 1975 to 1979, he was Assistant Attorney General of New Mexico under Toney Anaya.
Serna served as President/Moderator of the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts.
In addition to his judicial duties, he has taught as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.