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Dossier · Who's Who
James O. Browning
The substitute hearing officer appointed to run the air-permit proceeding after the first hearing officer recused; final decisions stay with the Deputy Cabinet Secretary.
At a glance
- Current role
- Substitute Hearing Officer, air-permit case AQB 26-57(P), NM Environment Department (NMED)2026-10-02–present[1]
- Category
- Judge or hearing officer
- Jurisdiction
- State of New Mexico
- Verification
- primary-source — Read off the primary document itself
- In the record
- 2 sources · 1 connections · 2 dated entries
- Record id
- PJP200
Key facts
- 2026-10-02Appointed substitute hearing officer in AQB 26-57(P) by Cabinet Secretary James Kenney on October 2, 2026; the notice keeps all final and dispositive decisions with Deputy Cabinet Secretary John Rhoderick.[1]
- 2026-08-28United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico from 2003; took senior status February 1, 2026 and retired August 28, 2026.[2]
- 2026-10-02The notice sets no scheduling conference and no hearing date.[1]
The record
Appointed substitute hearing officer in the air-permit case on October 2, 2026; a United States District Judge for New Mexico from 2003 until retirement on August 28, 2026.
Relationships · 1
In the timeline · 2
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Sources · 2
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