Steve Guthrie
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Steve Guthrie was a judge for the Otero County Magistrate Court in New Mexico.[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.[2] Steve Guthrie defeated Susan Wheatley in the Otero County Magistrate Court general election.[1]
| Otero County Magistrate Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Steve Guthrie |
64.48% | 12,142 | |
| Democratic | Susan Wheatley | 35.52% | 6,690 | |
| Total Votes | 18,832 | |||
| 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.[3] 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.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," November 3, 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
