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Matthew Sandoval

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Matthew Sandoval was a judge of the Fourth Judicial District of New Mexico. He joined the court in 2008 and was retained for a six-year term in 2014.[1] He served on the bench until his retirement on August 1, 2018.[2]
Elections
2014
Sandoval was retained to the 4th District Juvenile Drug Court with 80.7 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [1]
Judicial performance evaluation
The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission recommended that Judge Sandoval be retained. The full report is available here.
Education
Sandoval earned his J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law.[3]
Career
Prior to joining the court in 2008, Sandoval was a city attorney for the City of Las Vegas. He also served as district attorney for the New Mexico Fourth Judicial District.[3]
See also
External links
- New Mexico Courts, "New Mexico Problem Solving Courts"
- New Mexico Association of Drug Court Professionals
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Mexico Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Candidate List," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "‘Honorable’ former judge passes away in Las Vegas, N.M.," accessed April 26, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Defense Lawyers Association: New Mexico, "2010 Annual Civil Rights Seminar," accessed October 22, 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