Lincoln County, New Mexico (Judicial)

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Lincoln County is located within the Twelfth Judicial District, along with Otero County. The people of Lincoln County are served by a District Court, a Magistrate Court, a Probate Court and Municipal Courts. The people of New Mexico are also served by a Problem-Solving Court and a Workers' Compensation Administration Court.

The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico has jurisdiction in Lincoln County. Appeals from the District of New Mexico go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.

Judges

Lincoln County, New Mexico
Lincoln County Courthouse

District Court

New Mexico Twelfth Judicial District Court

Judges by division:

  1. Steven Blankinship
  2. James Waylon Counts
  3. Daniel Bryant
  4. Angie Schneider[1]


Magistrate Court

Lincoln County Magistrate Court, New Mexico


Probate Court

Lincoln County Probate Court, New Mexico

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2013-2014 Roster of Elected Officials," accessed July 30, 2014
  2. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "New Mexico Roster of Elected Officials 2015-2016," accessed April 20, 2015
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Elections

See also: New Mexico judicial elections

New Mexico is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in New Mexico, click here.

Election rules

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.[1]


  1. ↑ New Mexico Compilation Commission, "New Mexico Statutes, Article VI, Section 33," accessed April 25, 2014
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