Sarah M. Davenport

Sarah Morgan Davenport is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Education

Davenport received a Bachelor of Music from New Mexico State University in 1998 and a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2006.

Career

From 2006 to 2008, she was a law clerk in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico and from 2008 to 2009, she was as a special assistant United States attorney in Las Cruces. From 2009 to 2025, she served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico. On September 9, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Davenport to the seat being vacated by Judge William P. Johnson, who announced his intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor. On September 25, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On November 21, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote. On December 4, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 50–45 vote. The following day, her nomination was confirmed by a 52–45 vote. She received her judicial commission on January 13, 2025, and was sworn in by Senior Judge Robert C. Brack on the same day.