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The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Immediate Past-President, Hon. Carl J. Butkus, was elected to the National Conference of Bar Foundations’ Board of Directors. Hon. Butkus’ position was announced during the National Conference of Bar Foundations’ Annual Meeting from July 25 to 27 in Chicago, Ill.

The National Conference of Bar Foundations (NCBF) advances the work of all types of bar foundations by promoting the integral role of bar foundations in promoting law-related philanthropy to the organized bar, the larger legal community and the philanthropic community, and serving as a clearinghouse and resource to assist bar foundations in carrying out their charitable missions.

Hon. Butkus was in practice for many years before being appointed District Judge in the Second Judicial District of New Mexico in 2005. He retired at the end of 2020 and has since been centrally involved with the New Mexico State Bar Foundation and its contributions to the State of New Mexico and its residents.