The Honorable
La Nita Pickett (2016-present)

Judge La Nita Pickett serves as an Administrative Law Judge for the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions for the State of New Mexico. She has held the position for over 9 years and has been employed with the broader department for greater than 16 years.

Previously, Judge Pickett served honorably in the United States Air Force from October 1995 to October 1999 at Kirtland Air Force Base while pursuing a college degree in parallel. Upon leaving the military, Judge Pickett obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix in 2000.

Judge Pickett served in a supervisory capacity with the New Mexico Heart Institute for four years and later as a manager of Birth Registration and Medical Records at Presbyterian Healthcare for six years.

In her private life, Judge Pickett is a very devoted member of Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church (Rio Rancho) and functions as the Church Administrator and Chair of the Trustee Board where she sustains the daily operations and long-term vision of the church through careful oversight of governance, facilities, finances and accountability. She has been an active member of Iota Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated for 24 years. Additionally, she is a member of Prince Hall Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. She takes pleasure in activities that are aligned with community service and helping the underprivileged (e.g. feeding the unhoused, providing support for displaced women needing assistance, etc.).

She has been happily married for nearly 24 years (Ron) and manages a household with 2 beautiful children (KaiRay and Tyla) and their energetic puppy (Niko). She also has two adult children.