Judge in ex-Gov. Richardson’s hit-and-run case withdraws

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A municipal judge in a hit-and-run case involving former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has recused herself.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Santa Fe Municipal Judge Virginia Vigil said Monday she withdrew because she lobbied fellow Democrat Richardson for capital construction money while she was a county commissioner.
Vigil’s decision postpones a hearing that was scheduled for Wednesday. Municipal Court Administrator Arlene Sisneros says another judge wi