News and analysis right to your inbox. Click to get Ballotpedia’s newsletters!

New Mexico Twelfth Judicial District Court: Difference between revisions

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
No edit summary
(oos-elected local courts page script update)
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Local scope archive|Type=Local court}}
{{Local Courts Menu}}
=Court=
{{Localcourtsinfobox}}
{{TCbadge}}
[[File:New Mexico District-12-01.png|right|200px|thumb|New Mexico Twelfth Judicial District Court]]


The '''New Mexico Twelfth Judicial District Court''' is one of thirteen different [[New Mexico District Courts|judicial district courts]] in [[New Mexico]] and has jurisdiction in the counties of [[Otero County, New Mexico (Judicial)|Otero]] and [[Lincoln County, New Mexico (Judicial)|Lincoln]].<ref name=directory/>
{{Local scope archive|Type=Court}}


==Judges==
The '''New Mexico 12th Judicial District Court''' resides in [[New Mexico]]. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
Judges by division:
#[[Steven Blankinship]]
#[[James Waylon Counts]]
#[[Daniel Bryant]]
#[[Angie Schneider]]<ref name=directory>[http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Public_Records_And_Publications/Web_2013_Roster_of_Elected_Officials.pdf ''New Mexico Secretary of State'', "2013-2014 Roster of Elected Officials," accessed July 30, 2014]</ref>


==Former judges==
* [[#Jurisdiction|Jurisdiction]]
*[[Karen L. Parsons]]
* [[#Selection method|Selection method]]
*[[Jerry H. Ritter, Jr.]]
 
==Jurisdiction==
{{Local judicial jurisdiction|Court Name=New Mexico District Court}}
 
==Selection method==
::''See also: [[Judicial selection in the states]]''
{{Local judicial selection|Court Name=New Mexico District Court}}
===Judicial elections in New Mexico===
::''See also: [[New Mexico judicial elections]]''
{{State judicial election types|State=New Mexico}}
{{New Mexico local judicial election rules}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[New Mexico District Courts]]
{{Seealsolocalcourts|State=New Mexico}}
*[[Courts in New Mexico]]
*[[New Mexico judicial elections]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Public_Records_And_Publications/Web_2013_Roster_of_Elected_Officials.pdf ''New Mexico Secretary of State'', "2013-2014 Roster of Elected Officials"]
{{Google}}
* [http://www.12thdistrict.net/ ''Official website of the 12th Judicial District'']
*[https://www.nmcourts.gov/ New Mexico courts]
* [http://www.nmjpec.org/district/judges?district_id=12&year=%272008%27 ''12th Judicial District Performance Evaluation Commission'']
 
 


{{New mexico courts}}
=Elections=
==2014==
<table width="600px" class="sortable"><tr><th width="100px" bgcolor="#2c5285" style="color:white; text-align:center;">Unopposed</th><td style="border:1px solid #00000">&nbsp;&nbsp;Judge [[Angie Schneider|Angie Schneider]] (Division 4)</td></tr></table>
'''Retention'''<table width="300px" class="sortable" style="text-align:center;"><tr bgcolor="#2c5285" style="color:white;"><th>Judge</th><th>Election Vote</th></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Ritter, Jr.</span>[[Jerry H. Ritter, Jr.|Jerry H. Ritter, Jr.]]</td><td>81.7% [[Image:Yes check.svg|18px|alt=Approved|Approved]]<span style="display:none;">A</span></td><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Parsons</span>[[Karen L. Parsons|Karen L. Parsons]]</td><td>81.5% [[Image:Yes check.svg|18px|alt=Approved|Approved]]<span style="display:none;">A</span></td><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Counts</span>[[James Waylon Counts|James Waylon Counts]]</td><td>78.5% [[Image:Yes check.svg|18px|alt=Approved|Approved]]<span style="display:none;">A</span></td></table>
<headertabs/>
==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


[[category:New Mexico district courts]]
{{New Mexico courts}}<br>
[[Category:Otero County, New Mexico]]
{{New Mexico}}
[[Category:Lincoln County, New Mexico]]
 
[[Category:Local courts outside coverage scope]]
[[Category:New Mexico]]

Latest revision as of 17:35, 29 May 2025

Local Courts
Trial-Courts-Ballotpedia.png
Trial courts and judges
Elections by state
Judicial selection by state
View courts by state:

Local Politics Image.jpg

Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population as well as mayoral, city council, and district attorney election coverage in state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities. This page is outside of that coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates.



The New Mexico 12th Judicial District 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]

One-hundred-two judges preside. There are thirteen different districts. These are courts of general jurisdiction which hold jury trials.

This court will hear these types of cases: Tort, contract, real property rights, and estate. Exclusive domestic relations, mental health, appeals for administrative agencies and lower courts, miscellaneous civil jurisdiction; Misdemeanor. Exclusive criminal appeals jurisdiction; Exclusive juvenile jurisdiction.[2]

Selection method

See also: Judicial selection in the states
See also: Partisan election of judges

The 84 judges of the New Mexico District Courts are selected in partisan elections to six-year terms. They must compete in yes-no retention elections if they wish to serve subsequent terms.[3]

The process of chief judge selection varies by district, as does the chief judge's term length.[3]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must:[3]

  • be the minimum age of 35;
  • have at least six years legal practice;
  • be a state resident for at least three years; and
  • be a district resident.

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.[4]

See also

External links

Footnotes