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The '''Municipal Court of Dexter''' is one of 80 [[New Mexico Municipal Courts|municipal courts]] in [[New Mexico]].  It is a court of limited jurisdiction which hears cases involving municipal ordinance violations such as petty misdemeanors, DWIs/DUIs and traffic violations.<ref>[http://www.nmcourts.gov/newface/about/index.html New Mexico Courts website: About the Courts] ''Scroll to "Municipal Court"</ref>
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==Contact==
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P.O. Box 627<br>
 
Dexter, NM 88230<br>
The '''Dexter Municipal Court''' resides in [[New Mexico]]. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
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==External links==
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The Dexter Municipal Court resides in New Mexico. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

“ Eighty-three judges preside. There are eighty-one municipal courts. These are courts of limited jurisdiction. No jury trials.

This court will hear these types of cases: Petty misdemeanors, DWI/DUI, traffic violations and other municipal ordinance violations.[2]

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Selection method

See also: Judicial selection in the states
See also: Partisan elections

Judges of the New Mexico Municipal Courts are each elected to four-year terms.[3] The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. The requirements to serve on these courts vary by municipality.[4]

Judicial elections in New Mexico

See also: New Mexico judicial elections

New Mexico is one of seven 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.[5]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ New Mexico Courts, "About the Courts," accessed May 18, 2023
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ City of Rio Rancho, "Municipal Court," accessed August 14, 2014
  4. ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New Mexico; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
  5. ↑ New Mexico Compilation Commission, "New Mexico Statutes, Article VI, Section 33," accessed April 25, 2014

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