Candidates interviewed Tuesday evening by Los Alamos County Councilors for the office of Los Alamos County Probate Judge are from left, Lynn Finnegan, Michael Redondo and Adelaide B. Jacobson. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Los Alamos County Clerk Naomi Maestas congratulates Michael Redondo after his appointment as Los Alamos Probate Judge to fill the office vacated by the resignation of current Judge Anne Nobile effective June 1. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

BY MAIRE O’NEILL
maire@losalamosreporter.com

Los Alamos County Council voted Tuesday evening to appoint Michael Redondo to office of Probate Judge effective June 1.

Redondo will take over from Judge Anne Nobile who announced her resignation Mar. 15.

Nobile was appointed probate judge in July 2016 following he resignation of Bill McKerley. She was elected in November 2016 and ran unopposed in November 2018.

Redondo will finish out Nobile’s term which ends December 31, 2022.

Council interviewed two other applicants for the position, Lynn Finnegan and Adelaide Jacobson. Two other applicants, Felicia Orth and Brittany M. Davila-Crum withdew their applications from consideration prior to Tuesday’s meeting.