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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nineteen people have submitted applications to be Albuquerque’s next city attorney, among them a top attorney for the University of New Mexico, a former city councilor and a former review officer for the Civilian Police Oversight Agency.

Alicia Manzano, a spokeswoman for the city, said Thursday that the city expects to announce its selection Saturday.

Three high-profile attorneys submitted their names for consideration, according to documents obtained in a public records request.

Kimberly Bell is the senior deputy university counsel at UNM, who formerly worked at the Rodey Law Firm.

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Michael Cadigan, who served as a city councilor from 2001 to 2009, now runs his own law firm.

Robin Hammer, a city of Rio Rancho assistant city attorney, previously worked for the CPOA investigating complaints against the Albuquerque Police Department and reviewing investigations of police shootings.

The other applicants are:

⋄ Marianne Bowers, former grant and contract administrator, New Mexico State University.

⋄ Blake Dugger, attorney, Law Offices of Stefan Coleman.

⋄ Niesha Esene, former research assistant, Corso and Rhude.

⋄ Shonnetta Estrada, former legal extern, Office of the Attorney General.

⋄ Christopher Harrington, department chair of business and liberal arts, Department of the Interior.

⋄ Lisa Liegeot, general counsel, New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration.

⋄ Floyd Lopez, attorney, Floyd W. Lopez, P.A.

⋄ Anne Lyman, staff attorney, 3rd Judicial District Court.

⋄ Marc Reitman, attorney, Marc A. Reitman Attorney at Law.

⋄ Jared Stensrud, senior litigation attorney, state Risk Management Division.

⋄ Karen Summers, attorney, Summers Law.

⋄ Christopher Vigil, staff attorney, New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts.

⋄ Allison Warren, former law clerk and associate attorney, Jeff Diamond Law Firm.

• William Zarr, managing assistant city attorney, city of Albuquerque.

⋄ Gloria Lucero, staff attorney, Allstate Insurance Co.

⋄ Roberto Ortega, assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office.