Lujan Grisham fills empty McKinley County district attorney seat following efforts to oust prior DA

Lujan Grisham fills empty McKinley County district attorney seat following efforts to oust prior DA

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed John Bernitz, a chief deputy district attorney in McKinley County, to take over prosecutions in the 11th Judicial District Court following the abrupt departure of his predecessor amid proceedings to remove her from office. (Patrick Lohmann/Source NM)New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed the chief deputy of the McKinley County district attorney’s office to lead its operations more than a month …