The judicial branch of New Mexico consists of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, 34 districts courts and 46 magistrate courts in 13 judicial districts, the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, 33 county probate courts, and 78 municipal courts serving the people of the state.

The New Mexico Supreme Court (Spanish: Corte Suprema de Nuevo México) is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is established and its powers defined by Article VI of the New Mexico Constitution.

The judicial branch of New Mexico consists of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, 34 districts courts and 46 magistrate courts in 13 judicial districts, the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, 33 county probate courts, and 78 municipal courts serving the people of the state.

The judicial branch of New Mexico consists of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, 34 districts courts and 46 magistrate courts in 13 judicial districts, the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, 33 county probate courts, and 78 municipal courts serving the people of the state.

The judicial branch of New Mexico consists of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, 34 districts courts and 46 magistrate courts in 13 judicial districts, the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, 33 county probate courts, and 78 municipal courts serving the people of the state.

Founded in 1912, the New Mexico Supreme Court is the state's court of last resort and has five judgeships. The current chief of the court is Shannon Bacon. As of September 2021, one judge was elected in a partisan election as a Democrat, and four judges were appointed by a Democratic governor.

Jan 23, 2025 · The New Mexico Supreme Court meets in the Supreme Court Building in Santa Fe, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. It holds direct jurisdiction over appeals of convictions involving sentences of life imprisonment, and it may hear direct appeals regarding writs of habeas corpus.

The Territory New Mexico was initially divided into three judicial districts, with additional districts added over time. [2]

The judicial branch of New Mexico consists of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, 34 districts courts and 46 magistrate courts in 13 judicial districts, the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, 33 county probate courts, and 78 municipal courts serving the people of the state.

Jan 23, 2025 · ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for an antidiscrimination lawsuit to proceed against the state’s largest school district, ruling that public ...