San Juan County, New Mexico (Judicial)
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San Juan County is located within the Eleventh Judicial District, along with McKinley County. The people of San Juan 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 San Juan County. Appeals from the District of New Mexico go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
Judges
District Court
New Mexico Eleventh Judicial District Court
Judges:
- Brad Dalley
- Louis E. DePauli, Jr.
- Lyndy Dean Bennett
- Daylene Marsh
- Robert A. Aragon
- Karen L. Townsend (Chief judge)[1]
Magistrate Court
San Juan County Magistrate Court, New Mexico
- Division 1: Connie Lee Johnston
- Division 2: Rena Scott
- Division 3: Mark Hawkinson
- Division 4: Trudy M. Chase
- Division 5: Patrick Cordell
- Division 6: Barry D. Sharer[2]
Probate Court
San Juan County Probate Court, New Mexico
See also
External links
Footnotes
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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
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.
- New Mexico local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- New Mexico local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- New Mexico local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- New Mexico local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- New Mexico local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- New Mexico local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- New Mexico local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- New Mexico local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- New Mexico local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- New Mexico judicial elections, 2014
- New Mexico judicial elections, 2012
- New Mexico judicial elections, 2010
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]
