Enos Fouratt
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Enos Fouratt is a judge on the Chaves County Magistrate Court, Division II, in New Mexico. He was appointed by Governor Susana Martinez (R) on September 30, 2015, to fill the vacancy left by the death of John J. Halvorson.[1] Fouratt won election in the general election on November 8, 2016.[2]
Career
Fouratt worked with the New Mexico State Police Department and the New Mexico Military Institute Police Department for two decades before his appointment. He was a member of the New Mexico Public Safety Commission from 2013 to 2014.[1]
Elections
2016
New Mexico held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on June 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 8, 2016.[3] Incumbent Enos Fouratt ran unopposed in the Chaves County Magistrate Court general election.[2]
| Chaves County Magistrate Court, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Enos Fouratt Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Results: General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the New Mexico Magistrate Courts are each elected to four-year terms.[4] The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a qualified elector of the district and have a high school diploma or equivalent. In districts with a population greater than 200,000 people, a judge must also be licensed to practice law in New Mexico.[5]
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See also
- Courts in New Mexico
- Chaves County, New Mexico
- New Mexico Magistrate Courts
- Judicial selection in New Mexico
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Governor of New Mexico, "Governor Susana Martinez Appoints Enos "E.J." Fouratt to Division II of the Chaves County Magistrate Court," September 30, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," March 9, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Primary Election Candidate Guide," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ New Mexico Courts, "The Magistrate Court in New Mexico," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New Mexico; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Mexico • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Mexico
State courts:
New Mexico Supreme Court • New Mexico Court of Appeals • New Mexico District Courts • New Mexico Magistrate Court • New Mexico Municipal Courts • New Mexico Probate Courts • New Mexico Problem-Solving Courts • New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration Court • Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court
State resources:
Courts in New Mexico • New Mexico judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Mexico
