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The Metropolitan Court system was established in 1980, all judges are elected by eligible voters in Bernalillo County. Judges hold 4 year terms, in 19 divisions. There are no term limits in the court system and elections are partisan. [1]
Courts of New Mexico include: State courts of New Mexico. New Mexico Supreme Court [1] New Mexico Court of Appeals [1] New Mexico District Court (13 judicial districts) [2] New Mexico Magistrate Court [3] Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court [4] New Mexico Municipal Court [2] New Mexico Probate Court [2] Federal courts located in New Mexico
Barbara Brown Simmons (c. 1974): [28] [29] First African American female graduate from the University of New Mexico School of Law [Bernalillo County, New Mexico] Kari Brandenburg: [33] First female District Attorney for Bernalillo County, New Mexico (2000) Kea Riggs: [34] First female district court judge in Chaves County, New Mexico
Women hold a majority of seats on the state's appellate courts and in the Albuquerque metro area. But gender parity lags in many rural districts and in magistrate courts. Historically, fewer ...
The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (in case citations, D.N.M.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of New Mexico. Court is held in Albuquerque , Las Cruces , and Santa Fe .
The Metropolitan Courthouse is a courthouse in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, housing the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court. The building is located on the northwest corner of 4th Street and Lomas Boulevard in an area known as the Courthouse District. The courthouse rises 175 feet (53 m) and has nine stories. [3]
Carmen E. Garza is a former chief magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. [2] She served as a magistrate judge from August 2006 to August 22, 2022, holding the position of chief magistrate judge from early 2018 until the end of her tenure on the bench.
Sep. 27—The Albuquerque Journal's editor in chief is on leave after pleading guilty to shoplifting at a Walmart in Rio Rancho last month. Patrick Ethridge, 47, was charged with misdemeanor ...