The Honorable
Beatrice J. Brickhouse
(2009-present)

Judge Beatrice J. Brickhouse began practicing law in New Mexico in 1993, after graduating from The University of Arizona Law College. She was appointed a State District Court Judge in January 2009 for the Second Judicial District Court in Albuquerque. She is a general jurisdiction judge assigned to the Civil Division of which she is the Presiding Judge. She hears a wide variety of cases, including personal injury, professional negligence, employment, contract, civil rights, probate, guardianship, suits against governmental entities, and business disputes. Additionally, she is the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Court Judge. Prior to becoming a judge, Judge Brickhouse practiced as both a civil and criminal litigator for 16 years in New Mexico, trying numerous cases to judgment.

Judge Brickhouse has been a member of the New Mexico State Bar, the Albuquerque Bar Association, the New Mexico Black Lawyers’ Association, the National Association of Women Judges, and on the Board of the New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners. She previously served as President of the Lincoln County Bar Association and as a Bar Commissioner for the New Mexico State Bar.

Judge Brickhouse served in the U.S. Army as a Signal Corps Officer. She resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She enjoys exercising, audiobooks, good conversation, and New Mexico sunsets.