New Mexico intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

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The terms of three New Mexico intermediate appellate court judges expired on December 31, 2022. The three seats were up for partisan election or retention election on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline for the partisan election was March 24, 2022. The filing deadline for the retention election was June 30, 2022.

Candidates and results

Baca's seat

General election

Special general election for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Incumbent Gerald Baca defeated Barbara Johnson and Sophie Cooper in the special general election for New Mexico Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gerald Baca (D)	50.4	349,577
	Submit photo	Barbara Johnson (R)	44.2	306,521
	Submit photo	Sophie Cooper (L)	5.4	37,336

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 693,434
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Incumbent Gerald Baca advanced from the special Democratic primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gerald Baca	100.0	112,975

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 112,975
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Barbara Johnson advanced from the special Republican primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Johnson	100.0	90,889

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,889
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Libertarian primary election

Special Libertarian primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Sophie Cooper advanced from the special Libertarian primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sophie Cooper (Write-in)	100.0	278

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 278
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Wray's seat

General election

Special general election for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Incumbent Katherine Anne Wray defeated Gertrude Lee and Stephen Curtis in the special general election for New Mexico Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Katherine Anne Wray (D)	50.7	350,229
	Submit photo	Gertrude Lee (R)	43.0	297,057
	Submit photo	Stephen Curtis (L)	6.3	43,632

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 690,918
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Incumbent Katherine Anne Wray advanced from the special Democratic primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Katherine Anne Wray	100.0	111,074

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 111,074
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Gertrude Lee advanced from the special Republican primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Gertrude Lee	100.0	89,841

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 89,841
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Libertarian primary election

Special Libertarian primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Stephen Curtis advanced from the special Libertarian primary for New Mexico Court of Appeals on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Stephen Curtis	100.0	1,146

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,146
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Yohalem's seat

New Mexico Court of Appeals, Jane Yohalem's seat

Jane Yohalem was retained to the New Mexico Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022 with 67.5% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	67.5	390,800
			No	32.5	188,185
			Total Votes		578,985

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It has been certified. Source

Selection

The 10 judges of the New Mexico Court of Appeals are chosen through partisan elections. After serving for one year, the appointed judge must win the first partisan general election after their appointment to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. Judges serve eight-year terms. To serve additional terms, judges must receive at least 57% of the vote in a retention election.

Qualifications

To serve on the court of appeals, a person must:

• be at least 35 years old;
• have practiced law for ten years before assuming office; and
• have been a New Mexico resident for three years before assuming office.

Chief judge

The chief judge of the court of appeals is selected by peer vote to serve a two-year term.

Vacancies

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a judge from a list of qualified candidates recommended by a judicial nominating commission. The appointed judge will serve until the first general election held one year after their appointment. The appointee must run in that general election to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

See also

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External links

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• New Mexico Court of Appeals

Footnotes

New Mexico courts

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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

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