Judge Daniel Sanchez practiced law in the Santa Fe area since 1979. He was in private practice with the law of firm Campos and Sanchez, P.A. and eventually became President of Sanchez & Co., P.A. During that time he served as attorney for Santa Fe County , for the Village of Questa , and judge pro tern for the City of Santa Fe . Previously, he was at the New Mexico State Land Office and the New Mexico State Engineer’s Office as a Special Assistant Attorney General, and also worked for the New Mexico State Department of Education.

    Judge Daniel Sanchez taught business subjects including business law at Menaul School in Albuquerque , the College of Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico Community College in Espanola. He represented clients in municipal, magistrate, state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

   Judge Daniel Sanchez served on the Board for the Trial Practice Section of the New Mexico State Bar, and is currently on the New Mexico Supreme Court’s Code of Judicial Conduct Committee and Chairman of the Northern New Mexico Domestic Violence Task Force.

    For more than twenty years, Judge Daniel Sanchez did substantial volunteer work for Credit Unions in New Mexico and nationally. He served on numerous state and national committees. In 1995, he received the Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award from New Mexico Credit Unions.

   Judge Daniel Sanchez obtained his Bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico and his Juris Doctorate from Antioch School of Law in Washington , D.C.

   Judge Daniel Sanchez was born and raised in Dixon , New Mexico . He attended schools in Dixon , Espanola and Albuquerque Menaul school. He and his wife Dinah Archuleta Sanchez have 2 sons, Daniel and Diego, and the late DeAnna Elizabeth Sanchez (deceased).

Judge Daniel Sanchez is an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoys golfing, traveling and baseball - watching more than participating nowadays.