INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM February 23, 2022
TO: Isaac Benton, President, City Council
FROM: Timothy M. Keller, Mayor
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Appointing Esteban A. Aguilar, Jr. to the position of City Attorney
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Pursuant to Article V, Section 4(e) of the City Charter, I am submitting for your advice and consent the name of Esteban A. Aguilar, Jr. for the position of City Attorney.
Mr. Aguilar received his Juris Doctor in 2005 from the University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Law and his undergraduate degree in communications and journalism from UNM in 2002. During Law School, he did his clinical work at the District Attorney’s Office prosecuting domestic violence cases and started his career in litigation shortly after graduating. Mr. Aguilar brings considerable experience in private practice with from the firm he founded with his father, Aguilar and Aguilar, P.C., where he focused on complex litigation and protecting the rights of individuals.
Mr. Aguilar was appointed as City Attorney in 2018. Since 2018, Mr. Aguilar has reorganized and grown the City Attorney’s Office by recruiting specialized and talented attorneys, reduced outside counsel spending for Risk matters by $642,204.00, and has dedicated his practice to fighting for equality and justice for the residents of the City of Albuquerque.
I ask for your support in confirming this highly qualified and committed public servant to continue to serve as City Attorney.