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24 kwi 2024 · The “Nonpartisan Judicial Retention Act” (§1-26-1 et al. NMSA 1978) implements staggered retention schedules for the New Mexico Supreme Court Justices and all statewide judges of the New Mexico Court of Appeals, District Courts, and Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court.
Supreme Court justices and NM Court of Appeals judges stand for retention when their staggered terms expire. In 2021, the New Mexico Legislature passed a law changing the terms of evaluation for District Court and Metropolitan Court judges.
13 wrz 2024 · ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC) today recommended voters retain 35 of 39 judges who are standing for retention on the 2024 General Election ballot. The other four judicial retention candidates have not served sufficient time for JPEC to make a recommendation to voters.
13 wrz 2012 · The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission was created by the Supreme Court of New Mexico to improve the performance of judges and provide useful, credible information to voters on judges standing for retention. Judges must receive 57% voter approval to remain on the bench.
13 wrz 2024 · There are 39 New Mexico judges on the 2024 general election ballot, and the New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission has recommended that voters retain all 35 judges that the panel...
28 paź 2022 · Senior Justice Michael E. Vigil is standing for retention to serve another term on the New Mexico Supreme Court and Judge Jane B. Yohalem is standing for retention on the New Mexico Court of...
In this guide, we have included factual information about each judge, such as their name, the court they serve on, their political party, the type of race (partisan or retention), their connection to the
