About me
Cydni Sanchez is a Deputy Chief Public Defender at the New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender, where she leads Administrative Services teams in budgeting, training and recruitment, human resources, special projects, IT, and legal matters. Since graduating from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2005, she has proudly dedicated her entire legal career to public defense, pursuing holistic representation for clients for the last 19 years as a versatile line attorney, supervising attorney then a managing attorney and as a department leader since 2016. Cydni has also taken the lead on special statewide projects including caseload tracking for the state’s legislature, annual budget requests, annual reports, and leading the department’s participation in a comprehensive workload study, 5-year plan, and strategic planning. She also serves as Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors for the National Association for Public Defense. Cydni is a 13th generation New Mexican raised in Albuquerque, where she resides with her husband and their two sons.
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