New Mexico Bernalillo Metropolitan Court
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The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court resides in New Mexico. The court was established in 1980 to combine the jurisdiction of the Albuquerque Municipal Court, Bernalillo County Magistrate Court, and the Bernalillo County Small Claims Court.[1]
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Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[2]
| “ | Nineteen judges preside. This is a court of limited jurisdiction. Jury trials.
This court will hear these types of cases: Tort, contract, landlord/tenant rights ($0-10,000); Felony first appearances; Misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, Domestic Violence and other traffic violations.[3] |
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Judges
Elections
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Selection method
- See also: Judicial selection in the states
- See also: Assisted appointment
Judges of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court are each appointed to four-year terms by the governor.[4] After this initial term, judges stand in retention elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a member of the state bar and have three years of law practice in New Mexico.[5]
Judicial elections in New Mexico
- See also: New Mexico judicial elections
New Mexico is one of eight states that use partisan elections to initially select judges and then use retention elections to determine whether judges should remain on the bench. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.
Retention election
In these elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the judge in office for another term. The retention elections are held on general election day. In a retention election, a candidate must receive 57% of the vote to be retained.[6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, "Court History," accessed January 8, 2015
- ↑ New Mexico Courts, "About the Courts," accessed May 18, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, "Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Judges," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New Mexico; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Compilation Commission, "New Mexico Statutes, Article VI, Section 33," accessed April 25, 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
