Bio - Aja N. Brooks

Aja Nicole Brooks is a native New Mexican, born in Hobbs. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Spanish. She attended the University of New Mexico School of Law and graduated with her juris doctorate in 2008. She currently works as the Executive Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and previously worked as the Director of the Second Judicial District Court’s Center for Self-Help and Dispute Resolution. She is involved in many legal groups and activities, including serving as the President-Elect of the State Bar of New Mexico and as a mentor in the Bridge the Gap Mentorship Program. She is the past President of the New Mexico Black Lawyers Association, a former President of the New Mexico State Bar Foundation, and a member of the Iota Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She enjoys exploring and traveling near and far with her husband, Johnn and her son, Emerson.

Contact: 505-224-1466 aja.brooks@usdoj.gov